NIA Names Hafiz Saeed In Pahalgam Terror Attack Case

In a major development in the investigation into the April 22, 2025, Pahalgam terror attack, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday filed a supplementary chargesheet before the NIA Special Court in Jammu, naming Pakistan-based Jama'at-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief and Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) founder Hafiz Muhammad Saeed as a key accused in the case. 

The chargesheet alleges that Saeed was a principal conspirator behind the attack that left 26 civilians dead, including 25 tourists and a local



horse-handler, making it one of the deadliest terror strikes against civilians in Jammu and Kashmir in recent years.

According to the NIA, Saeed has been chargesheeted both in his individual capacity and as the head of the banned LeT and its proxy outfit, The Resistance Front (TRF), which has been linked to several terrorist incidents in J&K. The agency has accused him of masterminding a cross-border conspiracy aimed at waging war against India and directing terrorist operations through LeT and TRF networks.