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 on 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 the posh Greater Kailash locality of Jammu when Abdullah and the Deputy Chief Minister were coming out of a marriage function, the officials said.They said the accused, who is in his 70s, was waiting outside the venue and tried to fire at Abdullah. However, two police personnel — an Inspector and a Sub-Inspector — overpowered him but he managed to fire one shot before he was disarmed and taken into custody.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.Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said his father had a close shave.”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,” Omar said in a post on X.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… https://t.co/hYBe64Eigl— Omar Abdullah (@OmarAbdullah) March 11, 2026Thankfully both the DCM & @nasirsogami who were accompanying my father at the time are also safe and sound. The almighty shielded them.— Omar Abdullah (@OmarAbdullah) March 11, 2026