Srinagar, March 19 -- The SIT constituted to probe the assassination attempt on former J&K chief minister Farooq Abdullah in Jammu last week has sought eyewitness accounts and videos from the people who were present at the wedding.

The main accused, 63-year-old Kamal Singh Jamwal, a resident of Purani Mandi, is in police custody and investigated by the senior officers of the SIT. The assassination attempt on J&K's senior most political leader and head of the ruling NC evoked widespread condemnations with many terming it as a "security lapse", including senior leaders of NC and ministers in the J&K cabinet.

Police on Sunday had constituted a special investigation team (SIT) to probe the incident.

According to the notice issued by police...