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Yasin Malik Named Key Conspirator in Sarla Bhat Murder Case Updated 29 June 2026 at 17:32 IST The 737-page chargesheet has been filed before the Court of the Additional Sessions Judge designated under the National Investigation Agency (NIA) Act in Srinagar, and it is based on fresh evidence, eyewitness testimonies and forensic findings gathered after the case was reopened last year. Vanshika Punera India News 2 min read Follow : Sarla Bhat Murder Case: SIA Files 737-Page Chargesheet Naming Yasin Malik Key Conspirator in 1990 Abduction, Torture, Killing of Kashmiri Pandit Nurse | Image: X New Delhi: In a major breakthrough in the murder of Kashmiri Pandit nurse Sarla Bhat, the Jammu and Kashmir State Investigation Agency (SIA) has filed a comprehensive 737-page chargesheet naming former JKLF chief Mohammad Yasin Malik and four others for their role in the abduction, torture and killing of the staff nurse in 1990. The 737-page chargesheet has been filed before the Court of the Additional Sessions Judge designated under the National Investigation Agency (NIA) Act in Srinagar, and it is based on fresh evidence, eyewitness testimonies and forensic findings gathered after th…

Sarla Bhat murder case: SIA names Yasin Malik, 4 JKLF operatives in ... Ten months after reopening the case in the murder of Kashmiri pandit nurse Sarla Bhat, the State Investigation Agency (SIA) on Monday (June 29) filed the chargesheet in the case. The agency has charged five operatives of the banned Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) for murder, including its jailed chief, Yasin Malik. Of the other four accused, three — Abdul Hameed Sheikh, Ghulam Mohammad Taploo and Mohammad Yousuf Sofi — have already been killed, while the fourth one – Khursheed Ahmad Chalkoo is absconding. Chalkoo is believed to be in Pakistan. We recall. What was the case? Sarla Bhat was a27-year-old nursefrom the Qazibagh neighbourhood of south Kashmir’s Anantnag. She was working at the Sheri Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) in Srinagar and was abducted and killed allegedly by the JKLF militants. On April 18, 1990, Bhat was at her hostel when suspected militants barged in and abducted her at gunpoint. Her body, marked by multiple bullet wounds, was recovered the next day from Mallabagh, a locality close to the medical institute. A handwritten note recovered from her body accused her of…

Why was young nurse Sarla Bhat killed in Srinagar? 36 years on ... The Jammu and Kashmir police’s investigation into the death ofSarla Bhat in 1990 has “conclusively established” that she was “abducted,tortured and killed” by the Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF), “pursuant to a larger terrorist conspiracy and campaign directed against theKashmiri Pandit community”. Bhat was a 27-year-old nurse in the Neonatology Department of the Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS), Soura. Her body was found on the Mallabagh-Omer Colony Road in Srinagar on April 19, 1990. On Monday, the State Investigation Agency filed a 737-page chargesheet in a special NIA court in Srinagar, naming the thenJKLF chief Yasin Malikas a key accused in her abduction and killing. Officials called the development a “historic milestone in the pursuit of justice for victims of terrorism” and said that it stands as “one of the most significant breakthroughs in the investigation of legacy terror crimes in Jammu and Kashmir”. The case was transferred to the SIA on March 18, 2024, under the orders of the J&K DGP. The accused in the case include Malik, who is currently in judicial custody in anot…

SIA files chargesheet against Yasin Malik in Sarla Bhat murder case ... Jailed chief of the proscribed outfit Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF), Yasin Malik to face fresh legal trouble as the State Investigation Agency (SIA) today filed a 737-page chargesheet in the 1990 abduction and murder of Kashmiri Pandit nurse Sarla Bhat. Filing of chargesheet by the SIA marked another major development in the reopening of one of the Kashmir Valley's most high-profile terror-era cases. The SIA has charged five JKLF terrorists, including former self-styled chief commanders Mohammad Yasin Malik of Maisuma Srinagar and Abdul Hamid Sheikh of Dandarkhah Batmaloo Srinagar, involved in the kidnapping and killing of the SKIMS Soura nurse Sarla Bhat in April 1990. While three of the accused--- Abdul Hamid Sheikh, Ghulam Mohammad Taploo, and Mohammad Yousuf alias Idrees--- have died on different occasions in the last 35 years. Malik, along with his former terrorist colleague Khursheed Ahmad Chalkoo are being charged with a chargesheet to face trial. According to official details, the chargesheet has been submitted before the Court of the Additional Sessions Judge, TADA/POTA, and the Specia…

JKLF chief Yasin Malik named main accused in brutal 1990 killing of Kashmiri Pandit nurse Sarla Bhat Nearly 36 years after the brutal killing of Kashmiri Pandit nurse Sarla Bhat, the Jammu and Kashmir State Investigation Agency has filed a chargesheet naming JKLF chief Yasin Malik as the principal accused. Bhat was abducted and murdered in 1990 on suspicion of being a police informer. The SIA described the development as a historic milestone.

Sarla Bhat Murder Case: SIA Files 737-Page Chargesheet, Names Yasin ... Kashmir Latest News Share WhatsApp Facebook Twitter Telegram Copy URL Email Print SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir State Investigation Agency (SIA) on Monday filed a 737-page chargesheet before a designated special court in Srinagar in connection with the 1990 abduction and murder of Kashmiri Pandit nurse Sarla Bhat, naming former Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chief Mohammad Yasin Malik and four others as accused. Follow Us On G -N e w s | Whatsapp The chargesheet was filed before the Court of the Additional Sessions Judge, TADA/POTA, and Special Judge designated under the NIA Act, nearly 36 years after the killing of Bhat, a staff nurse at the Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS), Soura. Besides Malik, the chargesheet names Khurshid Ahmad Chalkoo, Abdul Hamid Sheikh, Ghulam Mohammad Taploo and Mohammad Yousuf Sofi alias Idrees. According to the SIA, Sheikh, Taploo and Sofi have since died, while proclamation proceedings have been initiated against Chalkoo, who is believed to have fled to Pakistan. The agency said the chargesheet is based on oral testimonies, documentary records, for…

Chargesheet filed against Yasin Malik in 1990 Sarla Bhat rape, murder ... Thirty-six years after the brutal rape and murder ofKashmiri Panditnurse Sarla Bhat, the state investigation agency (SIA) of Jammu and Kashmir filed a definitive chargesheet before a special TADA (Terrorist and Disruptive Activities) court in Srinagar on Monday. The agency has named proscribed Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chief Mohammad Yasin Malik, then the outfit’s “chief commander,” and Khurshid Ahmad Chalkoo as the primary masterminds behind the 1990 terror crime. A senior police officer said that the exhaustive investigation has concluded and the 737-page chargesheet was submitted before the court. ALSO READ |Raids carried out in central Kashmir by SIA over killing of Kashmiri Pandit woman in 1990 The SIA’s investigation reveals that the murder was not an isolated act of violence but part of a larger, institutionalised conspiracy orchestrated by the JKLF. The group targeted violence against the minority Kashmiri Pandit community to orchestrate their systematic, forced displacement from the Valley. According to police records, co-conspirator Chalkoo of Uri (Baramulla), who allegedly pul…

Who was Sarla Bhat? Why her murder became a landmark Kashmir terror ... Thefiling of a chargesheetby the Jammu and Kashmir Special Investigation Agency (SIA) in the1990 kidnap and murder of Kashmiri Pandit nurse Sarla Bhathas revived one of the Valley's most haunting terror cases, nearly 35 years after her abduction and killing. The 737-page chargesheet names five accused, including former Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) commander Yasin Malik, and marks the first major legal breakthrough in a case that came to symbolise the targeted violence against Kashmiri Pandits during the early years of militancy. India Today’s reportage and videos from 1990 have been cited in the chargesheet and the archival footage has been relied upon as part of the evidence that helped establish that the young nurse was kidnapped and murdered. Sarla Bhat was a Kashmiri Pandit nurse from Anantnag district who worked at the Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) in Srinagar, one of the Valley's premier medical institutions. According to investigators, she continued to report for duty despite the growing atmosphere of fear and threats that gripped Kashmir in 1990. On April 18, 1990, s…

Sarla Bhat Murder Case: SIA Files 737-Page Chargesheet Against Yasin ... Posted on June 30, 2026 by Editor-Online Sarla Bhat Murder Case: SIA Files 737-Page Chargesheet Against Yasin Malik After 36 Years By: Javid Amin | 29 June 2026 Sarla Bhat Murder Case Revived After 36 Years: SIA Names Yasin Malik in Landmark Chargesheet More than three decades after the abduction and killing of Kashmiri Pandit nurse Sarla Bhat , one of the most haunting crimes of Kashmir’s early insurgency has entered a crucial legal phase. The State Investigation Agency (SIA) has filed a comprehensive 737-page chargesheet naming jailed separatist leader Yasin Malik , former chief of the banned Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) , along with four others, in connection with the 1990 murder. Filed before the designated Special Court under the TADA/POTA framework in Srinagar, the chargesheet marks one of the most significant developments in a legacy terrorism case that remained unresolved for nearly 36 years. Investigators describe it as the culmination of an extensive investigation involving witness testimonies, documentary records, forensic and ballistic evidence, medical reports and fresh field inquiri…

Yasin Malik Among Five Named in SIA - newsvibesofindia.com Kashmir Latest News Security Top News Trending Srinagar, June 29 (NVI): In a major breakthrough in one of Kashmir’s oldest terror cases, the State Investigation Agency (SIA), Kashmir, has filed a 737-page chargesheet before a special court in Srinagar in connection with the abduction, torture and killing of SKIMS nurse Sarla Bhat in April 1990, naming former JKLF chief Mohammad Yasin Malik and four others as accused. According to the SIA, the chargesheet has been filed before the Court of the Additional Sessions Judge, TADA/POTA and Special Judge designated under the NIA Act in Srinagar. The case, originally registered in 1990, was transferred to the SIA on March 18, 2024, on the directions of the Director General of Police, J&K. Investigators said the chargesheet is based on extensive oral, documentary, forensic, ballistic, medical and electronic evidence collected and re-examined during the fresh investigation. Sarla Bhat, a staff nurse at Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS), was abducted from the vicinity of the hospital on April 18, 1990. The SIA said she was subjected to brutal torture before being sh…

JKLF chief Mohammad Yasin Malik implicated in 35-year-old murder case <p>KASHMIRI leader Mohammad Yasin Malik, who has been<a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1869419"> imprisoned </a>by India on terrorism charges for more than four years now, has now been implicated in the 36-year-old murder case of a nurse in Srinagar, Indian media reported on Monday.</p> <p>Malik, who is the chairman of the Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF), was named by India’s State Investigation Agency (SIA) as one of five men charge sheeted for the killing of Sarla Bhat, who was killed in 1990.</p> <p>The investigation into her murder, which went cold several years ago, was reopened by former lieutenant governor of India-held Kashmir Manoj Sinha to appease local pressure groups.</p> <figure class='media w-full sm:w-1/2 media--right media--embed media--uneven' data-original-src='https://www.dawn.com/news/1690467'> <div class='media__item media__item--newskitlink '> <iframe class="nk-iframe" width="100%" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" style="height:250px;position:relative" src="https://www.dawn.com/news/card/1690467" sandbox="allow-same-origin allow-scri…

Yasin Malik among 5 named in 36-year-old Kashmiri Pandit nurse murder ... Latest Yasin Malik among 5 named in 36-year-old Kashmiri Pandit nurse murder case By Reader correspondent 5:10 pm June 29, 2026 0 0 Share Facebook Twitter Pinterest WhatsApp Must read Every file represents aspirations, lives of citizens: PM to young IAS officers 1:51 am June 24, 2026 Srinagar Police Issues Public Advisory for Peaceful Muharram Processions 9:00 am June 26, 2026 Brilliance means futuristic thinking: LG tells students 9:17 am June 23, 2026 CM, LG condole demise of JKAS officer Romin Ahmad 6:47 am June 26, 2026 Reader correspondent http://kashmirreader.com Srinagar: The State Investigation Agency (SIA), Kashmir has named banned JKLF chief Yasin Malik and four others in a 737-page chargesheet in connection with the abduction, torture, and killing of Sarla Bhat, a staff nurse at the Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) in Srinagar. Bhat was killed by JKLF terrorists on April 18, 1990, the agency said. In a statement,, a spokesperson said the case was transferred to SIA on 18th March 2024. The chargesheet brings together a formidable body of oral, documentary, forensic, ballistic, m…

737-page chargesheet filed 35 years after Kashmiri Pandit nurse Sarla ... Share: Copied Listen to Article Audio Loading voice… 0.85× 1× 1.15× 1.3× 1.5× Synopsis Thirty-five years after Kashmiri Pandit nurse Sarla Bhat was abducted and shot dead by JKLF operatives in Srinagar, the SIA has filed a 737-page chargesheet naming Yasin Malik and four others. The filing is one of the most significant breakthroughs in the investigation of legacy terror crimes from the 1990 Kashmir exodus — and a signal that the state's memory for atrocity is longer than the perpetrators counted on. Key Takeaways SIA J&K filed a 737-page chargesheet on 29 June 2025 in the murder of Kashmiri Pandit nurse Sarla Bhat , killed on 18 April 1990 . The chargesheet was filed before the Court of the Additional Sessions Judge, TADA/POTA , Special Judge, Srinagar . Named accused include Mohammad Yaseen Malik (currently in judicial custody), Khurshid Ahmad Chalkoo (believed to be in Pakistan-occupied J&K), and three others who are deceased. The investigation concluded that the 'informer' allegation used to justify the killing was entirely fabricated . The murder is established as part of the JKLF 's systematic campaign…