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NIA names Hafiz Saeed in supplementary chargesheet on Pahalgam terror attack
New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency filed a supplementary chargesheet against Pakistan-based terrorist and Lashkar-e-Taiba chief Hafiz Saeed in deadly Pahalgam terror attack.
The supplementary chargesheet was filed before NIA Special Court in Jammu, it charged LeT chief in his individual capacity as well as in his role as chief of the banned terror outfit and its active 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 chargesheet, filed in continuation of the original 1,597-page chargesheet, details Pakistan's alleged conspiracy, Hafiz's role, and the evidence gathered by NIA through scientific investigation and extensive on ground examination.
In its earlier chargesheet filed on December 15, 2025, the NIA had named Pakistani terror handler Sajid Jatt as an accused.
While three more terrorists killed during Operation Mahadev in July 2025, and two arrested accused.
It also filed chargesheeted that banned LeT/TRF as a legal entity for its alleged role in planning, facilitating and executing the attack.
On April 22, 2025, the deadly terror attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, involved religion-based targeted killings by Pakistan-backed terrorists.
Armed terrorists opened fire on a group of tourists visiting the popular hill destination, resulting in the deaths of at least 26 people and injuries to several others. It was one of the deadliest attacks on civilians in the region in recent years.
In retaliation for the Pahalgam terror attack, India launched a military operation early on May 7, targeting and destroying multiple terror infrastructure sites in Pakistan and PoK.
