Published Mar 12, 2026 | 9:32 AM ⚊ Updated Mar 12, 2026 | 9:32 AM
Kamal Singh pointed a gun at Farooq Abdullah.
Synopsis: An assassination attempt on National Conference (NC) leader and former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah was intercepted by the protection officers at a wedding function. The accused has been identified as Kamal Singh.
An assassination attempt on National Conference (NC) leader and former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah was intercepted by the protection officers late on Wednesday, 11 March, at a wedding function.
Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary was also present near Farooq Abdullah.
The accused has been identified as Kamal Singh. The man approached the leader from close range and discharged a shot before being immediately overpowered by the security personnel and other people present at the venue.
Meanwhile, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah questioned how a man with a loaded pistol came near the leader, even with a Z+ security detail.
“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,” he wrote on X.
The incident took place while Farooq Abdullah was attending a marriage ceremony at Royal Park in Greater Kailash.
Reports said that, during police interrogation, Singh claimed that he had been planning to kill Farooq Abdullah for the past two decades. It is also said that he, reportedly inebriated during the attack, used a licensed firearm to attempt the assassination.
