Srinagar: Director General of Jammu and Kashmir police Nalin Prabhat on Saturday said that any other speculation into the cause that led to the blast inside the Nowgam police station in Srinagar is “unnecessary”. He also confirmed that 9 people have died in the blast and 27 others have been injured.

Sharing details during a press conference at PCR Srinagar, the DGP, said the recovered explosive material was transported to Kashmir and kept securely in the open area of police station Nowgam.

“As part of the prescribed procedure, the samples of the recovery material had to be forwarded for further forensic and chemical examination. On account of the voluminous nature of the recovery, this procedure was going on since yesterday,” he said.

He further said that due to the unstable and sensiti

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