18 "Abus" in Mumbai Police chargesheet

Mumbai, Feb 26 (PTI) Half the 35 accused Pakistani
nationals who figure in the 26/11 chargesheet and wanted by
Mumbai police have Abu as a name.

The 11,280 page chargesheet filed by the Mumbai Police
before a local court Wednesday showed that the names of 18 of
these accused began with Abu, who are perceived to be
faceless persons.

'Abu' is called 'Kunniyat' (nickname) in Arabic to
signify a fatherly attitude towards children named after
the warriors.

However, the terrorist group Lashkar-e-Taiba, which
follows the Al-hadees faction of Islam, uses 'Abu' to reveal
their actual identity.

The famous example in this regard is Abu Al-Qama. The
person with this identity has been killed several times in
Kashmir during anti-militancy operations but again this name
has surfaced among the 35 wanted names in the Mumbai
chargesheet.

"Abu word started coming on the intelligence radar in
early 1990s when Lashkar started establishing its base in
Jammu and Kashmir," said a senior police official, adding "it
only depicts that either their son is named after the warrior
or they aspire to have a son like the warrior." PTI SKL
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