On Sunday, Manoj Sinha, the Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, dismissed any claims of a 'terrorist conspiracy' or external involvement regarding the explosion at the Nowgam police station that resulted in nine fatalities and left 32 others injured. He characterized the blast as an 'unfortunate accident' and announced a magisterial inquiry to investigate the circumstances surrounding the event.

During a public address in Jammu, Sinha explained that the explosion occurred while officials were examining materials linked to a recent terror investigation. The incident took place on Friday evening as forensic teams were collecting samples from explosives associated with a terror module implicated in a car bomb attack near Delhi's Red Fort on November 10, which claimed 13 lives.

Just hours before the Delhi blast, authorities had reported the dismantling of an 'inter-state and transnational terror module' operating in regions such as Faridabad and Saharanpur in Uttar Pradesh. At that time, police had seized approximately 2,900 kg of materials used for making improvised explosive devices during raids across multiple states.

Sinha noted that the sampling process at the Nowgam police station had been ongoing for two days prior to the explosion. He commended the Jammu and Kashmir Police for their effective actions in disrupting a nationwide terror network. Meanwhile, the Union government has classified the Delhi blast as a 'terrorist incident.'