Srinagar, March 13 -- Union home minister Amit Shah on Thursday called up National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah to enquire about his well-being following an assassination attempt in Jammu, assuring the former chief minister that a high-level investigation into the incident is underway. Speaking to reporters in Jammu, Abdullah said: "I received a call from the Union home minister who asked about my well-being and assured me that they would investigate the matter thoroughly. The inquiry is essential." NC president described his narrow escape from an assassination attempt as a divine intervention, saying "God saved me." The attack occurred at 10.10pm on Wednesday at the Royal Park wedding venue in Jammu's Greater Kailash area. Recounting the narrow escape, Abdullah said he was exiting the venue when he heard a sharp noise. "I thought it was the sound of a firecracker. My security immediately rushed me into a car. I was later informed that a man with a pistol had fired," he said. The assailant, identified as 63-year-old Kamal Singh Jamwal, a resident of Purani Mandi, approached Abdullah from behind and reached point-blank range. Investigators revealed Jamwal discharged a shot from his licensed .32 caliber pistol before alert security personnel, including National Security Guard (NSG) commandos, overpowered him. "The assailant managed to get right behind my neck, but at the last minute, security deflected his arm just as the trigger was pulled," Abdullah added. While Jamwal is currently in custody at the Gangyal Police Station, Abdullah credited his personal detail for saving his life, noting a conspicuous absence of local police despite the presence of several dignitaries, including deputy chief minister Surinder Choudhary and adviser Nasir Aslam Wani. The incident sparked a fierce political row over the efficacy of Z+ security. Chief minister Omar Abdullah, who rushed to Jammu to meet his father, took to X to demand answers regarding the "colossal lapse". "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 & discharge a shot. It was only the close protection team that deflected the shot & ensured that the assassination attempt failed," said chief minister Omar Abdullah in a post on social networking site X. "There are more questions than answers at the moment, including how someone was able to get this close to a Z+ NSG-protected former CM," Omar said. He, however, credited the close protection team-specifically an inspector and a sub-inspector-for noticing the movement and deflecting Jamwal's arm just as the trigger was pulled. A video of Jamwal in police custody was leaked after he was handed over to police. Inthe video, that started making rounds on social media, he is seen sitting on the chair and answering to questions without any remorse. However it's not clear who leaked this video. HT could not independently verify the authenticity of the video....