NIA Court Issues Non-Bailable Warrant Against LeT Commander Saifullah

A special court of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in Jammu has issued a non-bailable arrest warrant against Saifullah, a Pakistan-based commander of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), for his alleged role in a series of attacks in Jammu and Kashmir, including the 2025 Pahalgam attack.

The order noted that the accused remains at large and that the investigating agency had been unable to secure his appearance through ordinary means. A general non-bailable warrant was accordingly issued against him.

According to the NIA, Saifullah is a resident of Changa Manga village in Pakistan's Kasur district and has been operating from across the border, supplying weapons and funds and directing terrorists active in the Kashmir Valley.

The agency's case traces back to the busting of a deep-rooted LeT module earlier in the year. The module was headed by Pakistani terrorist Abdullah, also known as Abu Hureira, who was arrested along with another Pakistani accomplice, Usman alias Khubaib, and three local operatives.

The breakthrough followed the interception of an LeT operative by Jammu and Kashmir Police in the Pandach area of Srinagar in March. The NIA said this led to the arrest of the entire group, including Abdullah, who had evaded capture for 16 years, and helped establish that the network had set up bases outside the Union Territory.

Telegram IDs linked to Saifullah were recovered from one of the arrested Pakistani terrorists, according to the agency, which said the communications showed he had issued directions for attacks on security forces, civilians and government establishments.

The NIA described Saifullah as a key figure in the outfit's operations who has remained active for more than two decades. He is known within terror ranks by several aliases, including Sajid Jatt, Ali Bhai, Habibullah Malik, Langda, Noomi, Numan, Usman Habib and Shani.

Between 2005 and 2007, he served as an LeT commander in Kulgam district before exfiltrating to Pakistan, the agency said.

The court has forwarded the warrant to the Senior Superintendent of Police, Kulgam, for execution, as the accused's last known address is Yamrach village in the south Kashmir district.