NIA Chargesheet Traces Pahalgam Attack Narrative Back to Pakistan
What Happened
According to the NIA chargesheet, The Resistance Front (TRF) initially claimed responsibility for the 2025 Pahalgam terror attack but later launched a coordinated online campaign denying involvement and promoting a "false-flag" narrative. Investigators allege that digital evidence, including telecom and IP data linked to Pakistan, connects both the original claim and the subsequent denial campaign to Pakistan-based networks.
Key Takeaways
The NIA says the digital trail supports its assessment that TRF operates as a proxy of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and that efforts to remove or discredit the original claim were unsuccessful because metadata and other digital records were preserved. The findings form part of the agency's broader case linking the Pahalgam attack to Pakistan-based handlers and infrastructure.