Jammu, May 20 -- The State Investigation Agency (SIA) on Monday filed a chargesheet against two accused, including a Pakistan-based terrorist, for a 2023 grenade attack on a temple in Surankote, officials said.

The chargesheet over the attack carried out on November 15, 2023, names Abdul Aziz, a resident of Hari Safeda village, Surankote, and Nazir Ahmed alias Naziroo alias Ali Khan, a Pakistan-based terrorist who also hails from Hari Safeda village.

"Investigations revealed that Aziz carried out the attack on instructions of Ahmed, who is currently operating from Pakistan. Ahmed exfiltrated to Pakistan in 2001 and joined the proscribed terror outfit Hizbul Mujahideen (HM). He later became associated with the Jammu Kashmir Gaznavi Force...