Almost eight months after the lethal Pahalgam terror assault, a high Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) commander was among the many seven accused named in a NIA chargesheet in reference to the matter. In complete, the chargesheet names 5 suspects and two terror outfits – Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and The Resistance Entrance (TRF) – over the Pahalgam assault, which killed 26 individuals, principally vacationers on April 22.
The chargesheet highlights Pakistan’s conspiracy, roles of the accused, and supporting proof within the case, and fees LeT/TRF for its function in planning, facilitating and executing the Pahalgam assault. Sajid Jatt, a high LeT commander, was the principle handler of the Pahalgam assault and has been named within the 1,597-page chargesheet.
The NIA chargesheet additionally names the three Pakistani terrorists – Suleman Shah, Habeeb Tahir aka Jibran and Hamza Afghani – who have been gunned down in an encounter with safety forces close to Srinagar in July.
The LeT/TRF, in addition to the 4 accused, have been charged underneath related provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023, the Arms Act, 1959, and the Illegal Actions (Prevention) Act, 1967. In its chargesheet, NIA has additionally invoked the penal part in opposition to the accused for waging battle in opposition to India.
Aside from that, two extra suspects – Parvaiz Ahmad and Bashir Ahmad – who have been arrested by the NIA on June 22 for allegedly harbouring the three terrorists, have additionally been chargesheeted.
Throughout questioning, the 2 males had disclosed the identities of the three terrorists concerned within the Pahalgam assault and had additionally confirmed that they have been Pakistani nationals affiliated to LeT.
WHO IS SAJID JATT?
Sajid Jatt can also be identified by a number of aliases, similar to Saifullah, Numi, Numan, Langda, Ali Sajid, Usman Habib and Shani. He was declared an ‘particular person terrorist’ underneath the UA(PA) provisions in October 2022.
Investigative companies suspect that Sajid Jatt operates from the LeT headquarters within the Pakistani capital of Islamabad.
He’s not solely the operational chief of the TRF, however can also be accountable for recruitment, funding and infiltration within the Kashmir Valley.
A number of the main attackers linked to Sajid Jatt are – the 2023 Dhangri bloodbath (he was the principle conspirator), the assault on an Air Drive convoy in Poonch in Could 2024 and the Reasi bus assault in June 2024.
Sajid Jatt can also be accused of offering logistical and operational help to hybrid terrorists. He’s thought of essentially the most harmful face of the terrorist community in Kashmir.
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