Unknown gunmen on Tuesday morning attacked the residence of senior National Conference (NC) leader and former minister Abdul Rahim Rather in central Kashmir district of Budgam.
Reports said the alert security guards responded to the attack and forces the gunmen to flee from the spot.
They said the gunmen fired at the residence of Rather in Badipora village of the district.
Rather was not present in the house at the time of the attack and no on was injured in the firing, they said.