NIA charges JeM chief, 18 others for Pulwama attack
The National Investigation Agency, in its 13,500-page chargesheet in the Pulwama terror attack case, has named 19 accused including Jaish-e-Muhammed
Editorial Staff
NIA charges JeM chief, 18 others for Pulwama attack
The National Investigation Agency (NIA), in its chargesheet in the Pulawama terror attack case, named Jaish-e-Mohammad chief Masood Azhar, his brother and deputy Rouf Asgar, their cousin Ammar Alvi, all based in Pakistan, and Rouf’s ex-bodyguard Mohd Ismail, suspected to be in India, as the prime masterminds behind the February 2019 fidayeen strike that killed 40 CRPF personnel and brought India to the brink of war with Pakistan.
Of the 19 accused in the 13,500-page chargesheet that refers to the involvement of ISI and Pakistan's other state actors, seven have been arrested, six are absconding and six have died.
The deceased include Azhar’s nephew Mohammad Umar Farooq, who an NIA officer said was tasked directly by the Jaish chief to infiltrate into Kashmir in 2018 to oversee execution of the "well-planned conspiracy".
NIA sources said the chargesheet — backed by digital, forensic, documentary and oral evidence against the accused — contained a “vitriolic” clip of the J…
