Kashmir Impulse Desk

New Delhi, July 6

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday named Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) chief Hafiz Saeed as an accused in a supplementary chargesheet filed in connection with the April 2025 Pahalgam terror attack, alleging that the Pakistan-based militant leader orchestrated the conspiracy from across the border.

The supplementary chargesheet, filed before a special NIA court in Jammu, charges Saeed both in his individual capacity and as chief of the banned Lashkar-e-Taiba and its proxy outfit, The Resistance Front (TRF), the federal anti-terror agency said in a statement.

According to the NIA, Saeed has been booked under multiple provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023, and the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), including charges related to waging war against India and criminal conspiracy.

The agency said the supplementary chargesheet forms part of its continuing investigation into what it described as a Pakistan-backed conspiracy behind one of the deadliest attacks on civilians in Jammu and Kashmir in recent years.

The filing supplements the agency’s original 1597-page chargesheet submitted in December last year and incorporates additional evidence gathered through forensic analysis, technical investigation and extensive field inquiries, the statement said.

According to the NIA, the latest filing details Saeed’s alleged role in planning and directing the attack from Pakistan and includes evidence collected during the course of the investigation.

In its original chargesheet filed on December 15, 2025, the agency had named Pakistani handler Sajid Jatt, three militants killed by security forces during Operation Mahadev in July 2025, and two arrested accused. It had also arraigned the banned Lashkar-e-Taiba and The Resistance Front as legal entities for their alleged role in planning, facilitating and executing the attack.

The April 22, 2025 attack targeted tourists in the resort town of Pahalgam in south Kashmir, leaving 26 people – 25 tourists and a local – dead after gunmen opened fire on civilians.

The case was initially registered by police in Pahalgam before being transferred to the NIA by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs in view of its national security implications.

The agency said the investigation remains underway to establish the full extent of the conspiracy and identify all those involved in planning, facilitating and supporting the attack.

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