SIA chargesheets 12 in Kashmiri Pandit killing case

Sanjay Sharma was shot dead outside his residence at Achhan Pulwama in south Kashmir on February 26 last year. Officials said that investigation hints at a broader conspiracy from across the border.

“The SIA Kashmir has filed a comprehensive chargesheet against 12 individuals in connection with the murder of Kashmiri Pandit Sanjay Sharma. The case, initially registered at the Litter police station in Pulwama, was the transferred to the SIA Kashmir for specialised investigation,” an official said.

The chargesheet has been filed before the special designated court under the National Investigation Agency (NIA) Act at Pulwama.The accused include Pakistan-resident Khalid Kamran; Shopian-residents Jazim Farooq Wani alias Abrar, Shameem Ahmad Bhat alias Uncle, Danish Ahmad Thokar, and Ubaid Ahmad Paddar; Anantnag-residents Zaffar Hussain Bhat alias Khursheed Kashmiri, Nassir Farooq Shah, Aamir Hussain Wani, Towseef Ahmad Pandith, Sajjad Ahmad Bhat alias Afnan Bhat and Sahil Bashir Dar; and Kulgam-resident Sarjeel Ahmad Bhat.