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J&K Police neutralise two top commanders of TRF in Srinagar in shootout


Date:- 24 Aug 2021


According to officials, Abbas Sheikh, who was earlier with Hizbul Mujahideen, had defected to TRF two years ago

Jammu & Kashmir Police on Monday said that in a swift operation its personnel have eliminated two top commanders of The Resistance Force (TRF), a shadow outfit of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), who were responsible for several killings in Srinagar and motivating the youth to join terror ranks.

In a tweet, the Kasmir Zone of J&K Police said, Abbas Sheikh, one of the longest surviving militants and chief of the TRF, and the outfit’s second in command Saqib Manzoor were killed in a brief shootout at Aloochi Bagh area in Srinagar.

“We had information about their presence in the area. Ten jawans of police dressed in civvies quickly surrounded the area and challenged the terrorists, who opened fire. In the retaliatory firing, the two were killed,” Inspector General of Police Kashmir zone Vijay Kumar said, adding the killing of Sheikh and Manzoor was a major success for the security forces.

“At the behest of Abbas Sheikh, Saqib Manzoor had carried out several killings. They had spread terror in the area,” Kumar said, while claiming that the people in the area were fed up as the two were motivating youngsters to join terror ranks.

“We appeal to the people to prevent their children from joining terrorists. If they have already joined, please bring them back (to the mainstream). We will welcome them,” the police officer said.

According to officials in the J&K Police, Abbas Sheikh, who was earlier with Hizbul Mujahideen, had defected to TRF two years ago. They said Sheikh was the mastermind behind most of the killings undertaken by his outfit in the past one year.

Manzoor, a post-graduate student when he joined the TRF last year, quickly rose through the ranks as he was believed to have executed some of the killings in and around Srinagar at Sheikh’s behest, they added.

Courtesy: The Tribune India: 23rd August, 2021