New Delhi, Feb. 27 -- The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has formally charged three absconding Pakistan-based handlers affiliated with the banned Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and two other individuals in connection with the Rajouri attacks that occurred in January 2023.

The case pertains to a terrorist attack on civilians in the village of Dhangri in Rajouri district on January 1 last year, followed by an IED blast the following day. Tragically, seven innocent people, including two children, lost their lives, and numerous others sustained severe injuries in these attacks.

According to the NIA, the three LeT handlers - Saifullah alias Sajid Jutt alias Ali alias Habibullah alias Numan alias Langda alias Noumi, Mohd Qasim, and Abu Qatal ali...