Pahalgam terror attack: NIA names LeT chief Hafiz Saeed in supplementary chargesheet

Lashkar-e-Taiba chief charged with waging war against India and cross-border conspiracy in the April 2025 tourist massacre.

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday named Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) chief Hafiz Saeed as an accused in its supplementary chargesheet on the Pahalgam terror attack.

Security personnel inspecting the terror attack site in the Baisaran meadow near Pahalgam a day after terrorists targeted civilians on April 22, 2025, leaving 26 people dead. (AFP file photo)

In the chargesheet filed before the NIA special court in Jammu, the anti-terror agency charged Pakistan-based Saeed in his individual capacity, as well as in his role as chief of the banned LeT and its active proxy organisation, The Resistance Front (TRF).

According to an NIA statement, Saeed has been charged under various sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023, and the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967. The agency has also charged him with waging war against India and hatching a conspiracy from across the border.

Pakistan-based Hafiz Saeed has been charged in his individual capacity, as well as in his role as chief of the banned LeT and its active proxy organisation, The Resistance Front (TRF). (HT file photo)

The supplementary chargesheet builds upon an original 1,597-page chargesheet. It provides details of Pakistan’s conspiracy, Saeed’s specific role, and supporting evidence collected through scientific investigation and on-ground examination.

The attack on April 22 last year in Pahalgam targeted tourists, leaving 25 of them and a local resident dead.

The case was initially registered as an FIR by the Pahalgam police station before being transferred to the NIA by the Union home ministry.

“The NIA continues to probe the case to unravel the complete conspiracy by Pakistan, which has been actively sponsoring terrorism on Indian soil from across the border,” the statement said.