Farooq Abdullah attack: Video shows moment gunshot misses Kashmir ex-chief minister

Senior Kashmir leader Farooq Abdullah escaped unhurt after the incident and the suspect is in custody.

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Police told the BBC the suspect - identified as Kamal Singh Jamwal - is in custody and the matter is under investigation.

A five-time chief minister of Indian-administered Kashmir, Abdullah is also the president of the Jammu & Kashmir National Conference, a prominent regional political party.

His son, Omar Abdullah, who is the current chief minister, shared this in a social media post:

"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 and discharge a shot."