Hafiz Saeed named in NIA supplementary chargesheet over Pahalgam terror attack
The NIA supplementary chargesheet accuses Hafiz Saeed both in his personal capacity and as the founder and chief of the proscribed LeT and its active proxy TRF.
NIA has also invoked penal provisions against Hafiz Saeed for waging war against India and alleged cross-border conspiracy. (File Photo)
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) Monday named Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and The Resistance Front (TRF) chief Hafiz Saeed in a supplementary chargesheet in the Pahalgam terror attack case.
According to NIA, the supplementary chargesheet, filed before the NIA Special Court, Jammu, accuses Saeed both in his personal capacity and as the founder and chief of the proscribed LeT and its active proxy TRF.
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“He has been charged under various provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023, and the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967. We have also invoked penal provisions for waging war against India and alleged cross-border conspiracy,” an NIA spokesperson said in a statement.
The proscribed LeT/TRF was also charged as a legal entity for its role in planning, facilitating and executing the Pahalgam attack, the spokesperson said.
The NIA spokesperson said the supplementary filing 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.
NIA on December 15, 2025, named Pakistani handler Sajid Jatt as an accused in the case; that chargesheet also included three terrorists killed by security forces during Operation Mahadev in July 2025 and two arrested suspects.
The April 22, 2025, attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, involved religion-based targeted killings by what the agency described as Pakistan-sponsored terrorists. Twenty-five tourists and one local civilian were killed.
NIA has also invoked penal provisions against Hafiz Saeed for waging war against India and alleged cross-border conspiracy. (File Photo) 
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