Farooq Abdullah Shooting Suspect Remanded to Seven Days' Police Custody

Overview

• A Jammu court on Monday ordered seven days of police custody for 63-year-old Kamal Singh Jamwal, accused of firing at National Conference president Farooq Abdullah.
• Police said the extended custody will allow interrogation to establish motive and check for links to any organisation or individual.
• The Inspector General of Police for Jammu Zone has constituted a Special Investigation Team to lead the probe.
• According to local reports, Abdullah narrowly escaped after a shot was fired from behind as he left a wedding function in Greater Kailash on Wednesday night.
• Investigators are examining Jamwal’s background and possible accomplices, with no confirmed motive disclosed so far.