A CCTV video from a wedding held in Jammu, in Indian-administered Kashmir, shows a man shooting a gun towards the former chief minister Farooq Abdallah. Abdullah was not injured in the attack that took place Wednesday evening. The BBC reported that the police have taken Kamal Singh Jamwal into custody, and are investigating the incident. Abdullah, a five-time chief of Indian-administered Kashmir and president of Jammu & Kashmir National Conference – a prominent regional party – is also a prominent political leader.
Omar Abdullah shared the following on social media:
“Allah is kind.” My father’s shave was close. It is not clear what happened, but a man in a loaded gun was able reach point-blank and fire.
