Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah Survives Assassination Attempt at Wedding Function

Srinagar. Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah was targeted in an assassination attempt with a firearm at a wedding ceremony in India's Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday. The 88-year-old Abdullah was shot at very closely by 63-year-old Kamal Singh Jamwal while attending a wedding feast in Jammu.

The attacker, who breached Abdullah's 'Z Plus' security cordon and got very close, narrowly missed his target, allowing him to escape unharmed. National Security Guard (NSG) commandos present at the scene immediately apprehended the attacker.

The attacker, Jamwal, who is in police custody, stated that he had no remorse and had been waiting for this moment for 20 years. He claimed to have carried out the attack to fulfill his personal agenda and even expressed dissatisfaction that Abdullah survived.

He used his licensed pistol to fire the shots. According to eyewitnesses, the attacker claims to be the president of some awareness forum and is a person who sustains himself through the rent of three shutters.

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah thanked God that his father's life was saved, while raising serious questions about the security arrangements. Writing on the social media platform X, he stated that it was mysterious how an armed person managed to get so close to a former Chief Minister under Z Plus security cover.

He added that a major tragedy could have occurred if security personnel had not intervened in time. At the time of the incident, Abdullah was accompanied by Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary and Chief Minister's advisor Nasir Sogami.

The police have recovered the pistol from the attacker and have initiated a detailed investigation into whether the incident occurred due to security lapses or if there was some other conspiracy.