NIA chargesheets Pak-based LeT, TRF, 6 other accused in Pahalgam terror attack case

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday chargesheeted seven accused in the Pahalgam terror attack case, including the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT)/ The Resistance Front (TRF) terrorist organisation.

According to the statement issued, the chargesheet, which details Pakistan’s conspiracy, roles of the accused, and supporting evidence  in the case, has charged the banned LeT/TRF as a legal entity for its role in planning, facilitating, and executing the Pahalgam attack. The attack, which involved religion-based targeted killings by the Pak-sponsored terrorists, left 25 tourists and one local civilian dead.

Pakistani handler terrorist Sajid Jatt is also named as an accused in the 1,597-page chargesheet, filed before the NIA Special Court, Jammu. NIA’s chargesheet further names the three Pakistani terrorists killed by Indian security forces during the action in Operation Mahadev  at Dachigam, Srinagar, in July 2025, weeks after the deadly terror attack.