Jammu, Mar 12: A court docket right here on Thursday remanded a person who allegedly made an assassination try on Nationwide Convention president Farooq Abdullah to five-day police custody for questioning.
The 63-year-old accused, Kamal Singh Jamwal, was produced within the metropolis court docket amid tight safety.
Police sought his custody stating that additional interrogation was essential to determine the motive behind the assault and to confirm whether or not the accused had any hyperlinks with any organisation or particular person.
The court docket, after listening to each side, allowed 5 days’ police remand and likewise requested the police to make sure correct medical checkup of the accused each 24 hours.
Earlier, Jamwal, a resident of Purani Mandi, was taken to hospital the place he underwent medical checkup.
“I’ve not performed this on the behest of anybody. I’ve fired at him,” he informed reporters.
Abdullah had a slender escape on Wednesday night time when the accused allegedly opened fireplace at him from behind whereas he was leaving a wedding operate at Better Kailash on the outskirts of Jammu.
