Also known in terror circles by the aliases Saifullah, Ali Bhai, Habibullah Malik, Langda, Noomi, Numan, Usman Habib and Shani, he is said to be the mastermind of several terror attacks, including the one in Pahalgam on April 22 that left 25 tourists dead and several others injured. A special NIA court has issued a non-bailable warrant against Sajid Jatt, a self-styled commander of the proscribed Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terror outfit.
The warrant was issued on September 8 under Section 75 of the BNSS. The NIA stated that the case pertained to the arrest of a bike-borne LeT terrorist, Mohammad Naqeeb Bhat, during a checkpoint on the outskirts of Srinagar on March 31. A Chinese grenade and 15 live cartridges were seized from his possession. An FIR under Section 23 of the UAPA, Section 7/25 of the Arms Act and Section 4 of the Explosive Substances Act, 1908, was registered at Zakoora police station. Hafiz Saeed was also the mastermind of the 2008 Mumbai terror attack that left 166 people dead and several others injured. On August 18, the same court had issued non-bailable warrants against Pakistan-based handler Mohammad Yaqoob alias Abu Sumama and two others in the same case.
During the course of the investigation, the involvement of Saifullah alias Sajid Jatt came to light. The same court has issued a fresh non-bailable warrant against Lashkar-e-Taiba founder Hafiz Muhammad Saeed in the case.
