Srinagar, May 7 (IANS) Police in J&K’s Srinagar district said on Thursday that it has attached property worth Rs 2 crore belonging to notorious drug peddlers.
A police statement said today, continuing its sustained crackdown against drug trafficking under the ongoing 100-Day Nasha Mukt Jammu & Kashmir Abhiyan, Srinagar Police has attached immovable properties worth over Rs 2 crore belonging to notorious drug peddlers in the Chanapora and Qamarwari areas of Srinagar.
In the first action, Police Station Chanapora attached a double-storey residential house with an attic worth approximately Rs 1 crore belonging to accused Huzaif Shabir Dar, son of Shabir Ahmad Dar, resident of Budshahnagar, Chanapora, involved in FIR No. 01/2024 registered under Sections 8/20 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act at Police Station Chanapora.
During the course of the investigation, it was conclusively established that the said property had been acquired through illicit proceeds generated from drug trafficking.
Accordingly, the property was attached under the provisions of Section 68-F of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act. The attachment proceedings were carried out strictly in accordance with due legal procedure and in the presence of independent witnesses.
As per the attachment order, the owner has been prohibited from selling, leasing, transferring, or creating any third-party interest in the property until further orders.
In another significant action, Police Post Qamarwari attached a double-storey residential house belonging to notorious drug peddler Basit Ahmad Baba alias Aikan, son of Mohd Yousuf Baba, resident of Barthana, Qamarwari, under the provisions of Section 68(F)(1) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985.
The said immovable property, recorded in the name of his father, Mohd Yousuf Baba, son of Ghulam Ahmad Baba, falls under Khasra No. 100 and has an estimated market value exceeding Rs 1 crore.
The action forms part of Srinagar Police’s continued efforts to dismantle the financial networks of drug peddlers by targeting assets acquired through the illicit narcotics trade.
Srinagar Police reiterates its firm commitment to eradicating the menace of drug abuse and trafficking by taking stringent legal action not only against offenders but also against properties and assets generated through the illegal drug trade.
The general public has once again been appealed to cooperate with the police and share information related to drug peddling and substance abuse to help build a safer and drug-free society, police said.
–IANS
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