New Delhi, March 12 -- National Conference president Farooq Abdullah and Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary narrowly escaped unhurt after an attempted gun attack outside a marriage hall on Wednesday night (March 11), officials said.

The attack occurred at the Greater Kailash locality in Jammu when Abdullah and Choudhary were leaving a marriage function.

The accused, Kamal Singh Jamwal, a resident of Purani Mandi in his 70s, reportedly waited outside the venue and attempted to open fire on Abdullah.

According to officials, two police personnel - an inspector and a sub-inspector - overpowered the assailant, but he managed to fire one shot before being disarmed and taken into custody.

Authorities said Jamwal was a...