Abdullah was traveling in a separate vehicle, while the escort vehicle, carrying four police personnel was involved in the crash.
A Delhi Police head constable, part of the escort team for former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah, was injured in a collision with a nilgai on the Delhi-Mumbai expressway in Rajasthan's Dausa district, officials reported on Saturday.
The incident occurred around 1:45 pm on Friday near the Bhandarej exit of the expressway, while Abdullah was en route to Ajmer. Abdullah was traveling in a separate vehicle, while the escort vehicle, carrying four police personnel, including Head Constable Pappuram Meena, was involved in the crash. Meena, who was driving the Innova, was behind the wheel when the vehicle collided with the nilgai.
"The injured head constable was taken to the district hospital where he was given primary treatment and discharged later," Sadar police station head constable Arvind Kumar said. He said that as soon as the accident occurred the other vehicles including the one carrying Abdullah stopped.
The members of the escort team then left for Ajmer in another vehicle of the convoy. In Ajmer, the National Conference leader visited the dargah of sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti and paid obeisance. He also prayed for the wellbeing of Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan who was attacked in his house in Mumbai.
"I prayed for the country's brotherhood and progress and for the people of Jammu and Kashmir, (I prayed) that they come out of every difficulty they have been facing for the last ten years," he told reporters in Ajmer. "I requested Allah that we need snow so we can overcome the water shortage. I also prayed for Saif Ali Khan, who was attacked by goons inside his house," he said. "His life was thankfully saved and I pray that he gets well soon and such things do not happen in our country," he added.