‘Jobless, Student of Whatsapp University’: Jammu Man Who Tried to Kill Farooq Abdullah

Unrepentant, Jamwal told the media and the police that he had wanted to kill Abdullah for 20 years. New Delhi: Nearly everyone above the age of 45 in Jammu’s old city areas – Link Road, Purani Mandi, Kacchi Chawni, Panjtirhi, Mubarak Mandi, Jain Bazaar – has a story to tell about Kamal Singh Jamwal, the 63-year-old who tried to assassinate former J&K chief minister Farooq Abdullah at a wedding function on Wednesday (March 11). But nothing sums it up better than this one from a senior journalist who, like many others, spoke to this reporter on the condition of anonymity, when reached out for a comment to describe Jamwal:  “He is a post-graduate of the WhatsApp University; always ready to pick up quarrels with anybody and everybody over issues like Kashmir versus Jammu; BJP versus Congress; India versus Pakistan, Hindu versus Muslims. The reason I say post-graduate is because his indoctrination is complete. During discussions, he often used to cite unverified and fake information, much of it floating around on social media.” Found in an inebriated state, Jamwal was arrested yesterday and remains in custody after he pulled out a gun and tried to shoot the National Conference patriarch when
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