JAMMU, Oct 31: Deputy Inspector General of the National Investigation Agency, Sandeep Chaudhary, who headed the investigation into the April 2025 Pahalgam terror attack, has been awarded the Union Home Minister’s Medal for Excellence in Investigation (Kendriya Grihmantri Dakshata Padak) for 2026.
The Ministry of Home Affairs announced the awardees on Saturday, with Chaudhary being recognized in the investigation category for his professional contribution to the probe.
A 2012-batch IPS officer of the J&K-AGMUT cadre, Chaudhary was the Chief Investigating Officer in the April 22, 2025 terror attack at Baisaran meadow in Pahalgam, in which 26 people, mostly tourists, were killed.
NIA took over the investigation soon after the attack and subsequently filed a chargesheet against several accused, including Lashkar-e-Taiba operatives Hafiz Saeed and Sajid Jatt.
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