NIA Files Chargesheet Naming Lashkar-e-Taiba, The Resistance Front In Pahalgam Terror Attack That Claimed 26 Lives

Srinagar: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed a detailed chargesheet in the Pahalgam terror attack case, naming Pakistan’s banned terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and its proxy The Resistance Front (TRF), and holding them responsible for planning and executing the deadly attack that killed 25 tourists and one local civilian.

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In a statement, the NIA said the 1,597-page chargesheet lays out Pakistan’s direct role in the conspiracy behind the attack, details the roles of the accused, and presents supporting evidence. The agency has charged the banned LeT/TRF as a legal entity for its role in planning, facilitating and carrying out the Pahalgam attack, which involved religion-based targeted killings by Pakistan-sponsored terrorists. The chargesheet names Pakistani handler Sajid Jatt as an accused.

It has been filed before the NIA Special Court in Jammu. The NIA has also named three Pakistani terrorists who were killed by Indian security forces during Operation Mahadev at Dachigam in Srinagar in July 2025, weeks after the attack. The three have been identified as Faisal Jatt alias Suleman Shah, Habeeb Tahir alias Jibran, and Hamza Afghani. The LeT/TRF and the four terrorists named in the chargesheet have been charged under relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023, the Arms Act, 1959, and the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967.

NIA has invoked provisions related to waging war against India. The chargesheet also includes Parvaiz Ahmad and Bashir Ahmad, who were arrested by the NIA on June 22, 2025, for harbouring terrorists. During interrogation, the two disclosed the identities of the three armed terrorists involved in the attack and confirmed that they were Pakistani nationals affiliated with the proscribed LeT outfit.