NIA names LeT founder Hafiz Saeed in supplementary chargesheet on Pahalgam terror attack
New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday filed a supplementary chargesheet against Pakistan-based terrorist and founder-chief of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), Hafiz Saeed, in connection with the deadly Pahalgam terror attack, an official statement said.
Filed before the NIA Special Court in Jammu, the supplementary chargesheet names Hafiz Saeed in his individual capacity as well as in his role as chief of the banned LeT and its proxy outfit, The Resistance Front (TRF).
The accused has been charged under various provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023, and the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967. The NIA has also invoked charges related to waging war against India and criminal conspiracy allegedly hatched from across the border, the statement said further.
The supplementary chargesheet, filed as a continuation of the original 1,597-page chargesheet, details Pakistan’s alleged conspiracy, Hafiz Saeed’s role, and the evidence gathered by the agency through scientific investigation and extensive ground verification.
In its earlier chargesheet filed on December 15, 2025, the NIA had named Pakistani terror handler Sajid Jatt, three terrorists killed during Operation Mahadev in July 2025, and two arrested accused.
The agency had also chargesheeted the banned LeT/TRF as a legal entity for its alleged role in planning, facilitating and executing the attack.
The April 22, 2025, terror attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, involved religion-based targeted killings by Pakistan-backed terrorists. Twenty-five tourists and a local civilian were killed in the assault.
The case was initially registered as FIR No. 25/2025 at Pahalgam Police Station in Anantnag district. Following a preliminary probe by the Jammu and Kashmir Police, the Ministry of Home Affairs transferred the investigation to the NIA.
The agency said investigations in case RC-02/2025/NIA/JMU are continuing to unravel the larger conspiracy and Pakistan’s alleged role in sponsoring terrorism on Indian soil.
–IANS
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