Wanted to kill Farooq Abdullah for past 20 years: Accused in Jammu wedding firing

13-Mar-2026

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The man, accused of attempting to shoot former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah, at a wedding in Jammu on March 11, claimed that he had been planning to kill the 88-year-old National Conference (NC) chief for the past 20 years. 

Police have not confirmed the claim, but ruled out a terror angle in the incident.

The accused, identified as 63-year-old Jammu resident Kamal Singh Jamwal, told the police that the firearm used by him was his licenced gun. 

"I wanted to kill Farooq Abdullah for the past 20 years. It was my personal agenda. The weapon is my own, issued to me," he said.

Jamwal owns a few shops in the old part of Jammu. He told investigators that he survives on rent from his shops. "Today, I got the opportunity, but he (Farooq Abdullah) was lucky to survive," he told the police after the failed attempt on the NC chief's life.