Srinagar, July 6: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday filed a supplementary chargesheet against Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) chief Hafiz Saeed, accusing him of masterminding the April 22, 2025, Pahalgam terror attack that claimed the lives of 26 people, including 25 tourists and a local civilian.
The supplementary chargesheet was filed before the NIA Special Court in Jammu, naming Saeed both in his individual capacity and as the founder and chief of the banned Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and its proxy outfit, The Resistance Front (TRF).
According to the NIA, Saeed has been charged under various provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023, and the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), 1967, including offences related to waging war against India and conspiring from across the border to orchestrate the attack.
The agency said the supplementary chargesheet, filed in continuation of its original 1,597-page chargesheet, details Pakistan’s alleged role in the conspiracy, Hafiz Saeed’s involvement, and the evidence gathered during its scientific investigation and field inquiries.
The Pahalgam terror attack, carried out on April 22, 2025, targeted tourists on the basis of their religion, according to investigators. The attack left 25 tourists and one local resident dead, making it one of the deadliest attacks in Jammu and Kashmir in recent years.
The case was initially registered as FIR No. 25/2025 at Police Station Pahalgam in Anantnag district before being transferred to the NIA by the Ministry of Home Affairs following preliminary investigations by the Jammu and Kashmir Police.
In its first chargesheet, filed on December 15, 2025, the NIA had named Pakistani handler Sajid Jatt, three millitants who were later killed during Operation Mahadev in July 2025, and two arrested accused. It had also chargesheeted the banned LeT/TRF as a legal entity for its alleged role in planning, facilitating and executing the attack.
The NIA said the investigation into the case remains ongoing as it continues efforts to unravel the larger cross-border conspiracy and identify all those involved in planning and supporting the attack.
