NEW DELHI – The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has not filed achargesheet in the *Pulwama terror incidentlink*, nine months afterthe attack took place, as none of the key suspects are alive.
The two main suspects, *Mudasir Ahmed Khanlink*andSajjad Bhat, were killed in an encounter with security forces in March andJune respectively, THE Hindu has reported.
The third, Adil Ahmed Dar, was on a suicide mission. On February 14, Dar, aJaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) member rammed a vehicle into a CRPF bus on theJammu-Srinagar highway near Pulwama in South Kashmir. All the 40 *CentralReserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel in the bus were killedlink*.JeM is a Pakistan-based terrorist outfit. A senior government official saidthat since the prime suspects were killed in various operations, the exactdetails of the attack were difficult to know.
“We know the broad contours of the case but in a chargesheet the role ofeach individual has to be spelt out. We have identified the suspects andwill file an overall chargesheet in the incident regarding the role ofPakistan and Pakistan-based terror outfits in planning the attack,” saidthe official.
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Another official said that after the Pathankot terror attack 2016, all thefour terrorists who stormed the airbase were killed but after severalmonths a chargesheet was filed against Jaish chief Masood Azhar and threeothers who are based in Pakistan.
Under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act the investigation agency has90 days to file a chargesheet in court but this can be extended if thesuspects are dead or additional time is required.
