224:, but was killed within 40 days. 15 more close relatives, including nephews Asiful Islam and Tawseef Sheikh, sons of his sisters, followed a similar path, with Tawseef's mother herself facing arrest for alleged involvement and spending over a year in jail. She was accused of motivating young men to join militancy. Shabbir Ahmad Sheikh and Maqbool Ahmad Sheikh, paternal cousins of Sheikh, both lost their lives after joining the militancy. They lived in the same compound as Abbas Sheikh's family.
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