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With security agencies carrying out extensive raids in Kashmir in connection with the “white collar” terror conspiracy case, PDP president Mehbooba Mufti has said the common people should not be collectively punished for someone’s mistake.
Mufti earlier on X expressed her grief over the tragedy
Deeply anguished by the tragic accidental blast at Nowgam Police Station that claimed 9 precious lives and left many injured. This heartbreaking incident lays bare the risks and difficult conditions under which our police personnel serve to keep the rest of us safe. My heartfelt…
— Mehbooba Mufti (@MehboobaMufti) November 15, 2025
She also called for thorough investigations into the accidental blast at Nowgam police station, saying there were several unanswered questions. “It seems that the coming time will be frightful for Kashmir. The people of J-K should not get a collective punishment for someone’s mistake in Delhi (Red Fort blast).
“If anyone is guilty, he should be punished, but common Kashmiri people should not be dealt like that,” Mehbooba Mufti told reporters after visiting the family of police inspector Shah Asrar, who was killed in the Nowgam blast , in Kupwara district in north Kashmir.
The PDP president offered condolences to the family of Asrar, an inspector of the J-K Police’s State Investigation Agency (SIA). Mehbooba Mufti, a former chief minister of the erstwhile state of J-K, said the incident like Nowgam should not have happened.
“People, especially from the police, lost their lives in the incident. I think Kashmir is going through a worrisome and terrifying atmosphere, and this incident should not have happened. Experts should have been there to deal with ammonium nitrate. It was dangerous to have police and other people deal with that,” she said. Those who lost their lives have small children. The whole of Kashmir shares their pain,” she said.
Calling for a thorough investigation into the Nowgam blast, the PDP president said there were several questions on the incident. “What was the need of bringing around 3000 kgs of ammonium nitrate, etc, here? What was the need to store it in a police station surrounded by a residential area?
