CCTV footage from a marriage in Jammu metropolis in Indian-administered Kashmir exhibits a person firing a gun at former chief minister Farooq Abdullah. Abdullah escaped unharmed after the assault, which came about on Wednesday night.
Police informed the BBC the suspect – recognized as Kamal Singh Jamwal – is in custody and the matter is underneath investigation.
A five-time chief minister of Indian-administered Kashmir, Abdullah can also be the president of the Jammu & Kashmir Nationwide Convention, a distinguished regional political social gathering.
His son, Omar Abdullah, who’s the present chief minister, shared this in a social media submit:
“Allah is variety. My father had a really shut shave. The main points are sketchy for the time being however what is understood is {that a} man with a loaded pistol was capable of get inside point-blank vary and discharge a shot.”
He additionally questioned how somebody was capable of get this near his father, who has Z+ safety – among the many highest safety ranges within the nation.