The National Investigation Agency (NIA) is set to file a charge sheet in the Pulwama terror attack case on Tuesday, 25 August, naming Pakistan-based terrorist Masood Azhar, sources told NDTV.
A 5,000-page chargsheet will be filed in a Jammu Court, explaining the execution of one of the terror attack, ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections in India.
At least 40 soldiers were killed after a suicide bomber rammed into a security convoy on 14 February.
The charge sheet reportedly names 20 accused, including Azhar who is already wanted in India for several attacks including the 26/11 Mumbai terror.
(With inputs from NDTV)
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