Jammu, March 12 -- Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday arrived at the residence of his father, National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah, following an assassination attempt against him at a wedding in Jammu.

The Jammu and Kashmir police on Wednesday confirmed that an attempt was made on the life of Farooq Abdullah.

A man with a loaded pistol attempted to shoot him at a marriage party in Jammu's Royal Park in the Greater Kailash area. According to the police, the security personnel of NSG, who were deployed with the protectee, immediately swung into action and thwarted the attempt.

The accused, identified as Kamal Singh, was taken into custody. The accused is a resident of Purani Mandi in Jammu. The firearm, used ...