Jammu and Kashmir State Investigation Agency files 737‑page chargesheet naming JKLF chief Yasin Malik as principal accused in 1990 murder of nurse Sarla Bhat
The SIA filed a detailed chargesheet naming Yasin Malik, chief of the Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front, as the principal accused in the 1990 killing of nurse Sarla Bhat. The case was reopened last year and the filing draws on new evidence.
The Jammu and Kashmir State Investigation Agency (SIA) filed a 737‑page chargesheet naming Yasin Malik, the chief of the Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF), as the principal accused in the 1990 murder of nurse Sarla Bhat. The agency’s filing follows a reopening of the case.
Former lieutenant governor Manoj Sinha reopened the investigation last year, according to Dawn. The chargesheet, reported by Republic World, is based on fresh evidence, eyewitness testimonies and forensic findings gathered after the case was reopened.
Times of India reported that Sarla Bhat was abducted and murdered on suspicion of being a police informer. The SIA described the development as a historic milestone.
The murder of nurse Sarla Bhat occurred in 1990, and the SIA has confirmed that it filed a chargesheet in the case.
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