Srinagar, June 16: Continuing its drive against the drug menace, Srinagar Police on Monday attached immovable properties worth around ₹1.5 crore belonging to two alleged narcotics traffickers under the provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985. The action forms part of the ongoing Nasha Mukt Jammu and Kashmir Abhiyaan.
Police said the move was aimed at crippling the financial network of drug traffickers by identifying and seizing assets allegedly acquired through proceeds from the illicit narcotics trade.
In the first case, Police Station Batamaloo attached a three-storey residential house worth nearly ₹80 lakh situated at Nundresh Colony, Muslimabad, Srinagar. The property belongs to Sikander Firdous, son of Abdul Rehman Ahanger, who is an accused in FIR No. 18/2022 registered under Sections 8/21/29/27-A of the NDPS Act and Sections 468, 471 and 473 of the IPC. The attachment was carried out under Section 68F(1) read with Section 68E of the NDPS Act.
In another operation, Police Station Kralkhud attached a single-storey residential house valued at approximately ₹70 lakh belonging to Ghulam Hassan Bhat, son of Late Abdul Rahim Bhat, a resident of Mirgund Kanalwan in Bijbehara, Anantnag district. He is facing trial in FIR No. 20/2022 registered under Sections 8/20/29 of the NDPS Act.
According to police, the attachment order has been issued under Section 68F of the NDPS Act and forwarded to the Smugglers and Foreign Exchange Manipulators (Forfeiture of Property) Appellate Tribunal (SAFEMA), New Delhi, for further legal proceedings. The property owner has also been restrained from selling, leasing, transferring, or creating any third-party interest in the attached property.
Investigations have indicated that both properties were allegedly purchased using money generated through drug trafficking activities, the statement added.
Reiterating its resolve to eliminate the drug menace, Srinagar Police appealed to the public to provide information related to drug peddling and substance abuse, stressing that community support is essential in achieving the goal of a drug-free Jammu and Kashmir.
