CCTV footage shows gunman targeting Farooq Abdullah before security overpowers him

At the time of the incident, the accused was reportedly in an inebriated state

A man allegedly pointed a gun at former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah in a tense incident that was foiled after security personnel swiftly overpowered the suspect, CCTV footage shows.

Abdullah, accompanied by Jammu and Kashmir deputy chief minister Surinder Choudhary, was reportedly leaving a marriage function when the incident occurred.

The man allegedly attempted to target the convoy and opened fire, causing panic in the area before security personnel swiftly intervened.

The suspect was quickly overpowered and detained at the spot, preventing any harm to the leaders. Both the National Conference president and deputy CM escaped unhurt.

#WATCH | Jammu, J&K: An incident of firing occurred at a function where JKNC chief Farooq Abdullah and Deputy CM Surinder Choudhary were present. One person has been arrested. No injuries have been reported. CCTV visuals showing the moment when the incident took place. pic.twitter.com/pnoD3f9fRJ

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The accused has been identified as 63-year-old Kamal Singh Jamwal, a resident of Purani Mandi in Jammu. He told the police that he had been waiting for an opportunity to target Abdullah for the past 20 years.

“I wanted to kill Farooq Abdullah for the last 20 years. It was my personal agenda. The weapon is my own, issued to me,” he said, according to a report by CNN-News18.

“Today I got the opportunity, but he (Farooq Abdullah) was lucky to survive," the accused told the police.

At the time of the incident, the accused was reportedly in an inebriated state.

"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," Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah said in a post on X.