NIA Indicts 4 LeT-TRF Militants in Pahalgam Assault Case

The Nationwide Investigation Company (NIA) on Monday (December 15, 2025) charged seven individuals within the Pahalgam terror assault case in a Jammu courtroom, together with Pakistani handler and terrorist Sajid Jatt of the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and The Resistance Entrance (TRF) terrorist organisations, and traced the conspiracy to Pakistan.

“By way of a meticulous scientific probe spanning the previous nearly eight months, it had traced the conspiracy within the case to Pakistan, which has been unabatedly sponsoring terrorism in opposition to India,” an NIA spokesperson mentioned.

The NIA invoked a penal Part of the legislation in opposition to the accused for “waging struggle in opposition to India”.

The 1,597-page cost sheet submitted to a particular courtroom named three Pakistani terrorists killed by Indian safety forces in the course of the motion in Operation Mahadev at Dachigam, Srinagar, in July 2025. They have been recognized as Faisal Jatt alias Suleman Shah, Habeeb Tahir alias Jibran, and Hamza Afghani, moreover Jatt. 

Jatt is a Pakistani nationwide from Kasur district in Pakistan’s Punjab. Officers mentioned his authentic title is Habibullah Malik and he had many aliases, together with Saifullah, Noomi, Numan, Langda, Ali Sajid, Usman Habib, and Shani. 

The cost sheet particulars the conspiracy by Pakistan and the roles of the accused. “With supporting proof within the case, [the NIA] has charged the banned LeT/TRF as a authorized entity for its function in planning, facilitating, and executing the Pahalgam assault,” the NIA mentioned.

The assault left 25 vacationers and one native civilian useless.

The LeT and TRF, and the 4 accused terrorists, have been charged underneath related provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023; the Arms Act, 1959; and the Illegal Actions (Prevention) Act, 1967.

The NIA additionally charged two locals for allegedly harbouring terrorists. They have been recognized as Parvaiz Ahmad and Bashir Ahmad Jothad, who have been arrested by the NIA on June 22, 2025.

“Throughout interrogation, the 2 males had disclosed the identities of the three armed terrorists concerned within the assault, and had additionally confirmed that they have been Pakistani nationals affiliated to the proscribed LeT terror outfit,” the NIA mentioned.