Jammu, March 13 -- Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Lt Governor, Manoj Sinha spoke with Dr Abdullah following the attack to check on his well-being and assured a thorough investigation into the security breach and the attacker's motives.

"Yes, the home minister also called me. He asked how I was. I told him, 'By the grace of God, I am safe.' He said they had caught the person and that an investigation would be conducted, and they would inform me what exactly happened," he added.

Abdullah said a proper inquiry should be conducted to determine the reasons behind the attack.

"There should be a proper inquiry into this matter. Now it is up to them to investigate and find out why this happened and what the reason was. These kinds of things...