{"id":"f-86c21c4f86-1ff77c66-a43f-55a4-aa76-a5f89682be3c","title":"NIA charges Pakistan’s LeT commander, 5 terrorists with planning & executing Pahalgam attack","description":"In its charge sheet filed today, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has accused Pakistan-based Lashkar‑e‑Taiba (LeT) and Sajid Jatt, one of its commanders, of planning, facilitating, and executing the Pahalgam attack along with five others.","timestamp":1765793160,"category":"national_v_two","headline":"NIA charges Pakistan’s LeT commander, 5 terrorists with planning & executing Pahalgam attack","modifiedHeadline":"NIA Charges LeT Commander in Pahalgam Attack","subCategories":["scid_2094d3d1"],"region":"IN","bundleMetaData":{"bundleId":"7b48871c-c993-4956-b43d-6f46f8e1b036","bundleTitle":"Today In India","cardData":null},"iabCategoryId":"389","fcSummary":"The NIA charged LeT, its commander, and others for the Pahalgam attack, treating TRF as a proxy. The attack, which killed 26, prompted India's 'Operation Sindoor'. Those charged face counts under BNS, Arms Act, and UAPA, including waging war against India.","summary":"NIA: LeT commander Sajid Jatt and five terrorists charged for plotting the Pahalgam attack, fueling outrage and demanding justice.","ctaUrl":"https://trends.glance.com/newz/news/IN/en/firstpost/f-86c21c4f86-1ff77c66-a43f-55a4-aa76-a5f89682be3c","sourceUrl":"https://www.firstpost.com/india/nia-charges-pakistans-let-6-terrorists-with-planning-executing-pahalgam-attack-13960015.html","bannerImage":"https://g-mob.glance-cdn.com/public/fc/image/heOUv39jHHL0.webp","content":"The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday charged Pakistan-based and Pakistan-backed terrorist group Lashkar‑e‑Taiba (LeT), one of its commanders, and five others with planning and carrying out the Pahalgam attack.\n\n
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\n In a charge sheet filed in the NIA Special Court, Jammu, the agency treated The Resistance Front (TRF), the organisation that claimed responsibility for the Pahalgam attack, as a proxy of the LeT, and accused it of planning, facilitating, and executing the act of terror.\n
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\n On April 22, terrorists attacked a location popular with tourists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam and killed 26 persons, including 25 tourists and one local resident. It was the worst terrorist attack in many years and prompted India to launch 'Operation Sindoor' on May 7 to strike terrorist facilities in Pakistan and Pakistan‑occupied Jammu and Kashmir (POJK).\n\n
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\n The NIA described the attack as \"religion-based targeted killings\".\n
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\n In a statement, the NIA said the charge sheet accused Sajid Jatt of LeT; three Pakistani terrorists —Faisal Jatt alias Suleman Shah, Habeeb Tahir alias Jibran, and Hamza Afghani— along with two Pahalgam residents, Parvaiz Ahmad and Bashir Ahmad Jothatd, in the Pahalgam attack case.\n
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\n The NIA identified Suleman, Jibran, and Hamza as the terrorists who carried out the attack. Previously, in July, Union Home Minister Amit Shah had announced they were killed by security forces in Srinagar.\n\n
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\n Separately, in June, Ahmad and Jothatd were arrested for harbouring and supporting the three terrorists.\n
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\n “During interrogation, the two men had disclosed the identities of the three armed terrorists involved in the attack and had also confirmed that they were Pakistani nationals affiliated to proscribed LeT terror outfit. Further investigation in the case is continuing,” the NIA said in the statement.\n
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Who is Sajid Jatt?\n

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\n Previously, Sajid has been described as an LeT commander.\n
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\n Suleman, Habeeb, and Jibran were part of several teams operating under the command of Sajid, according to The Print.\n\n
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\n The report described Sajid as a senior LeT operative who had previously served in south Kashmir’s Kulgam for several years. Currently, the report said, he is believed to live in the village of Changa Manga near Lahore.\n
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\n Sajid, LeT, and the others named in the charge sheet have been booked under relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023; the Arms Act, 1959; and the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), 1967; and have been charged with waging war against India, the NIA said in the statement.\n\n
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\n Further investigation in the case is continuing, the NIA said.","readDurationInMinutes":"4","author":{"name":"Firstpost","logo":"https://glance-mob.glance-cdn.com/public/bubble/png/28d65284-7c7e-4e74-a1da-84b4daef1e4c.jpeg"},"ism":false,"analyticsResponses":[{"measurementId":"DUMMy","type":"GA"}],"pointerSummary":["NIA charges LeT, commander, 5 others in Pahalgam attack that killed 26.","TRF, which claimed the attack, is seen as LeT proxy.","Operation Sindoor launched after the attack. Sajid Jatt, others charged."],"tags":["NIA","LeT","PahalgamAttack","Terrorism","JammuAndKashmir","SajidJatt","Pakistan","TheResistanceFront","TRF","OperationSindoor","FaisalJatt","HabeebTahir","HamzaAfghani","ParvaizAhmad","BashirAhmadJothatd","BharatiyaNyayaSanhita","ArmsAct","UAPA","NationalInvestigationAgency","POJK"],"redirectionEnabled":false,"consent":true}

NIA charges Pakistan’s LeT commander, 5 terrorists with planning & executing Pahalgam attack

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