Video shows moment point-blank gunshot misses Indian politician

Senior Kashmir leader Farooq Abdullah escaped unhurt after the incident and the suspect is in custody. Copyright current_year BBC. All rights reserved. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking. Copyright current_year BBC. All rights reserved. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking. Screengrab from a CCTV video showing the moment a man aims gun at former Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah. Watch: Moment point-blank gunshot misses Indian politician Video shows moment point-blank gunshot misses Indian politician CCTV footage from a wedding in Jammu city in Indian-administered Kashmir shows a man firing a gun at former chief minister Farooq Abdullah. Abdullah escaped unhurt after the attack, which took place on Wednesday evening. Police told the BBC the suspect - identified as Kamal Singh Jamwal - is in custody and the matter is under investigation. A five-time chief minister of Indian-administered Kashmir, Abdullah is also the president of the Jammu & Kashmir National Conference, a prominent regional political party. His son, Omar Abdullah, who is the current chief minister, shared this in a social media post: "Allah is kind. My father had a very close shave. The details are sketchy at the moment but what is known is that a man with a loaded pistol was able to get within point-blank range and discharge a shot." He also questioned how someone was able to get this close to his father, who has Z+ security - among the highest security levels in the country. Min Aung Hlaing presided over his last military parade in Myanmar before he takes up the role of president. Drivers are queuing for hours at petrol stations in Myanmar as the Iran war continues to send shockwaves across the globe. BBC News Asia Business Correspondent Suranjana Tewari reports from a petrol station in Manila. 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