Srinagar, March 12 -- A man was arrested after he opened fire at a wedding function in Jammu allegedly aiming at former J&K chief minister and National Conference president Farooq Abdullah and deputy chief minister Surinder Choudhary .

The firing incident happened at Greater Kailash area when Farooq Abdullah and deputy chief minister Surinder Choudhary were leaving a marriage function.

The accused, identified as Kamal Singh Jamwal, was quickly overpowered by a protection team present at the venue and taken into custody.

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