JAMMU, Mar 11: An attempt was made to assassinate National Conference president and former Chief Minister Dr Farooq Abdullah in wedding function at Royal Park in Greater Kailash area of Jammu
The accused, who identified himself as Kamal Singh Jamwal, 63, son of late Ajit Singh Jamwal,
Dr Farooq Abdullah was accompanied in the function by Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary and Advisor to Chief Minister Nasir Aslam Wani.
CM Omar Abdullah said “Allah is kind. My father had a very close shave.
The details are sketchy at the moment but what is known is that a man with a loaded pistol was able to get within point blank range & discharge a shot. It was only the close protection team that deflected the shot & ensured that the assassination attempt failed.
There are more questions than answers at the moment including but not limited to how someone was able to get this close to a Z+ NSG protected former CM.”
Former Union Minister Sachin Pilot said “In a deeply disturbing incident, Former CM Shri Farooq Abdullah ji escaped a point blank assassination attempt at a wedding function. Thankfully, he is safe and doing well. A full and a thorough investigation needs to be conducted into this serious security lapse.”
Jammu Police issued a statement “ An attempt was made on the life of Dr. Farooq Abdullah, former CM/President of J&K National Conference, when he was attending a marriage ceremony at Royal Park Greater Kailash, Jammu.
The security personnel of JKP and NSG, who were deployed with the protectee, immediately swung into action and thwarted the attempt. Further, the accused was taken into custody, who was later identified as Kamal Singh S/o Ajit Singh R/o Purani Mandi, Jammu. The firearm, used in the crime, has also been recovered from the possession of the accused.
Cognizance has been taken and further investigation is going on.”
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