In Swift Op, J&K Cops-In-Plainclothes Kill Top Lashkar Terrorist And Aide

Abbas Sheikh was said to be one of the longest surviving terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir.

One of Jammu and Kashmir's most wanted terrorists was today killed in Srinagar in a Bollywood-style operation by the police. Abbas Sheikh, a top commander of the Lashkar-e-Toiba, was shot dead, along with an associate, by ten undercover cops who cornered him in the Aloochi Bagh area in the heart of the Union Territory's capital. On receiving information about the presence Sheikh and his associate Saqib Manzoor, the policemen rushed to the area and took them by surprise, officials said. Before they got a chance to retaliate and cause any damage, they were gunned down. "Abbas Sheikh was the self-styled chief of The Resistance Front. As we received specific input, ten jawans of the Srinagar police, in civilian dress, laid cordon. They were challenged and in the ensuing firing both the terrorists were killed," said Kashmir Inspector General of Police Vijay Kumar. The Resistance Front is reportedly a shadow outfit of the Lashkar-e-Toiba, police officials said.