Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah arrived at the residence of his father, National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah, on Thursday following an assassination attempt at a wedding in Jammu.

Jammu and Kashmir police confirmed on Wednesday that an attempt was made on Farooq Abdullah's life at a marriage party held at Royal Park in the Greater Kailash area. A man carrying a loaded pistol tried to shoot him.

Security personnel from the National Security Guard (NSG), who were providing protection, quickly intervened and prevented the attack. The accused, Kamal Singh, a resident of Purani Mandi in Jammu, was taken into custody. Police recovered the firearm used in the incident. Authorities have taken cognisance and are continuing their investigation.

On Wednesday, Omar Abdullah described the attack as an assassination attempt and raised questions about how the attacker managed to approach so closely despite Farooq Abdullah being under Z+ security cover by the NSG. He posted 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 asked to get within range to discharge a shot. It was only the close protection team that deflected the shot & ensured that the assassination attempt was foiled. 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."