Farooq Abdullah, J&K Deputy CM escapes unhurt after gunman opens fire in Jammu; accused arrested

National Conference president Farooq Abdullah and Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary escaped unhurt in an attack by a gunman outside a marriage hall in the outskirts of Jammu on Wednesday night, officials said.

The accused, Kamal Singh Jamwal, a resident of Purani Mandi, was overpowered by security guards and was whisked away for questioning, they said.

The incident took place at posh Greater Kailash locality of Jammu when Abdullah and the deputy chief minister were coming out of a marriage function, the officials said.

#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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They said the accused, who is in his 70s, was waiting outside the venue and tried to fire on Abdullah. However, two police personnel – an inspector and a sub-inspector – overpowered him but he still managed to fire one shot before he was disarmed and taken into custody.

#WATCH | Jammu, J&K: When asked if anyone was injured in the incident, Nasir Aslam Wani, Advisor to the J&K CM, says, “No, it’s nothing like that. Allah has been very kind…”

When asked about police arrangements at the spot where the incident happened, he says, “They (police)… pic.twitter.com/wP32AAxcNs

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No one was injured in the firing, the officials said, adding Jamwal was allegedly in an inebriated condition.

Abdullah and Choudhary had come to greet party leader B S Chouhan on the marriage of his son, the officials said.

J&K Deputy CM Surinder Choudhary says, “We are all together. I, our leader Farooq Abdullah, and Nasir were together… Everyone is safe. One should ask the police how such a big lapse has happened… It happened at Royal Park in Greater Kailash. There was no one from the local police there. This is a very big security lapse…”

#WATCH | Jammu: J&K Deputy CM Surinder Choudhary says, “We are all together. I, our leader Farooq Abdullah, and Nasir were together… Everyone is safe. One should ask the police how such a big lapse has happened… It happened at Royal Park in Greater Kailash. There was no one… https://t.co/SXCUjaaha3 pic.twitter.com/XawZWvJG6F

— ANI (@ANI) March 11, 2026