The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has named Hafiz Saeed, the Pakistan-based chief of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and The Resistance Front (TRF), in a supplementary chargesheet filed in connection with the Pahalgam terror attack case. The chargesheet, filed before the NIA Special Court in Jammu, accuses Saeed in his personal capacity and as the founder and chief of the proscribed LeT and its active proxy TRF. He 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 penal provisions for waging war against India and alleged cross-border conspiracy. The proscribed LeT/TRF has been charged as a legal entity for its role in planning, facilitating, and executing the Pahalgam attack.
The supplementary chargesheet continues the agency’s original 1,597-page chargesheet and provides details of Pakistan’s role, Hafiz Saeed’s alleged involvement, and supporting evidence gathered through meticulous scientific investigation and on-ground examination. The NIA had earlier named Pakistani handler Sajid Jatt as an accused in the case, along with three terrorists killed by security forces during Operation Mahadev in July 2025 and two arrested suspects. The Pahalgam attack, which occurred on April 22, 2025, involved religion-based targeted killings by Pakistan-sponsored terrorists, resulting in the deaths of 25 tourists and one local civilian.
