SIT files charge-sheet against man accused of bid on Farooq Abdullah’s life | India News – The Times of India

JAMMU: The SIT Friday filed charge-sheet against the man accused of attempt to assassinate former J&K CM National Conference president Dr Farooq Abdullah during a wedding ceremony in Jammu on March 11 this year.The accused, Kamal Singh Jamwal, 63, is a Jammu resident.The seven-member SIT was constituted on March 14, days after the abortive bid on Abdullah’s life.According to the charge-sheet, as Abdullah was leaving the function at in Greater Kailash area, Jamwal allegedly fired at him from a revolver, which was seized soon after.The SIT probe revealed the accused had allegedly developed deep resentment against Abdullah and blamed him for issues relating to Kashmiri migrants and their properties.Citing the accused’s conduct, material seized and collected during the probe, the SIT has alleged the man had come to the venue with a “pre-meditated mind and a specific intention to target Abdullah”.Jamwal is currently lodged in District Jail in Jammu.