600-page chargesheet filed before CJM Jammu; investigators term attack pre-planned and intentional
Jammu, May 8:
The action of the accused in the high-profile case related to the assassination attempt on National Conference (NC) president Dr Farooq Abdullah at Royal Park, Greater Kailash, on March 11, 2026, was “not sudden but premeditated, with a specific intention to target the former Chief Minister.” This forms the crux of the police charge-sheet presented before the court of the Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM), Jammu, on Friday against the accused, Kamal Singh Jamwal.
Jamwal is presently lodged in District Jail Ambala, Jammu.
In its 600-page charge-sheet, the police stated that the accused had allegedly developed deep animosity towards Dr Farooq Abdullah, whom he considered responsible for the rise of terrorism in Kashmir, forcing people, including himself, to flee the Valley, leaving behind their lands and houses.
According to the charge-sheet, Jamwal wanted to take revenge and had allegedly been planning for nearly 20 years to target the former Chief Minister.
“His actions were not sudden but premeditated. Owing to the resentment and enmity he harboured against Dr Abdullah — allegedly holding him responsible for militancy-related issues, including the plight of Kashmiri migrants and loss of their properties — the accused came to the venue with the specific intention of targeting the former Chief Minister. Investigation revealed that the firing by the accused was not accidental but a deliberate attempt to kill Dr Farooq Abdullah,” the charge-sheet stated.
It further said that the accused’s conduct, seized material and circumstances collected during the investigation pointed towards a deliberate and premeditated attempt.
According to the police, on March 11, 2026, Dr Farooq Abdullah, along with other dignitaries, including senior political leaders, was attending a marriage ceremony at Royal Park Banquet Hall. As he was leaving the venue around 10:10 pm, the accused, Kamal Singh Jamwal, 63, son of late Ajit Singh Jamwal and a resident of Purani Mandi, allegedly flashed a revolver and attempted to open fire from close range with the intention of killing Dr Abdullah.
However, owing to the prompt action of police personnel deployed with the protectee, the attempt was foiled and the accused was immediately overpowered by people present at the venue.
A case under FIR No. 29/2026 under Section 109 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and Sections 3/25/30 of the Arms Act was registered at Police Station Gangyal, Jammu.
Later, on March 14, Inspector General of Police (IGP), Jammu Zone, Bhim Sen Tuti constituted a seven-member Special Investigation Team (SIT) under the supervision of the Deputy Inspector General (DIG), Jammu-Samba-Kathua (JSK) Range, to conduct a thorough investigation into the abortive bid on the life of the former Chief Minister.
The SIT carried out searches, recorded witness statements and seized electronic as well as physical evidence connected with the case.
According to the charge-sheet, all materials seized by the police during the investigation — including the revolver, empty and live cartridges, mobile phones, CCTV and DVR footage, clothes of the accused and the victim, handwritten documents and other articles — were sent to forensic laboratories for ballistic, handwriting, electronic and scientific examination.
Police also procured CCTV and DVR footage, forensic opinions and witness statements recorded under relevant provisions of law to support the prosecution case. The CFSL and ballistic reports obtained during the investigation were also made part of the charge-sheet.
The police further stated in the charge-sheet that Jamwal carried the loaded revolver to the venue and waited for the right opportunity.
Notably, during police interrogation and even before the media, the accused repeatedly claimed that he had been preparing for the last 20 years to target Dr Farooq Abdullah because of a personal grudge.
However, responding to media queries regarding the accusations levelled by the accused, the NC president, on more than one occasion, maintained: “I don’t know that man. Neither do I know him nor am I aware of his antecedents. How could I know his intentions or what enmity he had against me? I have done no wrong and never nursed ill-will against anyone. I never harmed anyone.”(Courtesy GK)