Jammu, May 8:The action of accused, in a high-profile case related to assassination attempt on National Conference (NC) president Dr Farooq Abdullah at Royal Park Greater Kailash on March 11, 2026, was “not sudden but pre-meditated with specific intention to target the former Chief Minister.”
This formed the crux of the Police charge-sheet, which was presented in the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) Jammu on Friday, against the accused Kamal Singh Jamwal.
Jamwal is presently lodged in the District Jail Ambphalla Jammu.
Police, in its 600-pages charge-sheet, stated that he (accused) had allegedly developed deep animosity against Dr Farooq Abdullah as he would consider him (Farooq) responsible for rise of terrorism in Kashmir which forced the people, including him, to flee – leaving their lands, houses behind in Kashmir. As per the charge-sheet, he (Jamwal) wanted to take revenge for that and he had been planning for the last 20 years or so to target the former Chief Minister.
“His (accused’s) action was not sudden but a pre-meditated one. Given his resentment or enmity, he had harboured in his mind against Dr Abdullah – allegedly holding him responsible for militancy related issues including those of Kashmiri migrants and their properties, he (Jamwal) had come to the venue with the specific intention to target the former Chief Minister. Investigation pointed out that the firing by the accused was not accidental but a deliberate attempt to kill Dr Farooq Abdullah,” the charge-sheet mentioned.
It stated that the accused’s conduct, seized material and circumstances collected during investigation pointed towards it (premeditated, deliberate attempt).
As per the Police, on March 11, 2026, while Dr Farooq, who, along with other dignitaries -including senior political leaders- was attending the marriage ceremony at Royal Park Banquet Hall, was leaving the venue at about 10.10 pm, the accused Kamal Singh Jamwal, 63, son of late Ajit Singh Jamwal, resident of Purani Mandi flashed a revolver.
He attempted to open fire from close range with the intention to kill Dr Abdullah. However, owing to the prompt action of the Police personnel deployed with the protectee, the attempt was foiled and the accused was immediately overpowered by persons present there.
A case FIR No 29/2026 U/s 109 BNS and Section 3/25/30 of the Arms Act was registered at Police Station Gangyal, Jammu.
Later, on March 14, the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Jammu zone Bhim Sen Tuti constituted a seven-member Special Investigation Team (SIT), under the supervision of DIG, Jammu-Samba-Kathua (JSK) range, to conduct a thorough investigation into the abortive bid on the life of former Chief Minister.
SIT carried out searches, recorded witness statements and seized electronic as well as physical evidence connected with the case.
As per the charge-sheet, all the materials, seized by the Police including a revolver, empty cartridges, live cartridges, mobile phones, CCTV and DVR material, clothes of the accused and victim, handwritten documents and other articles during investigation, were sent to forensic laboratories for ballistic, handwriting, electronic and scientific examination.
Police also procured CCTV and DVR footage; forensic opinion and witness statements – recorded under relevant provisions of law- to support the prosecution case. The CFSL and ballistic reports, obtained during investigation, were made part of the charge-sheet.
The Police in the charge-sheet mentioned that Jamwal carried the loaded revolver to the venue and waited for the right opportunity.
Notably, the accused repeatedly claimed during Police interrogation and even before the media that he had been preparing for the last 20 years to target him (Farooq) because of some personal grouse.
However, NC president, while responding to media queries vis-à-vis his (accused’s) accusations, on more than one occasion, has maintained, “I don’t know that man…Neither I know him nor aware about his antecedents…How could I know his intentions and what enmity he had against me? I’ve done no wrong, never nursed any ill-will against anyone. I never harmed anyone.”
