Jammu and Kashmir Police on Tuesday attached properties worth nearly Rs 4 crore belonging to three alleged drug peddlers in South Kashmir and Srinagar as part of the ongoing Nasha Mukt Jammu & Kashmir Abhiyaan.
Awantipora Action
A police spokesperson said that in a major action against drug trafficking, police in South Kashmir's Awantipora attached a double-storey residential house and a parcel of land worth approximately Rs 2.50 crore belonging to notorious drug peddler Nisar Ahmad Khanaday, a resident of Chersoo, Awantipora.
According to police, the property was identified as illegally acquired during an inquiry conducted by the Incharge Police Post Toll Plaza under the supervision of senior officers. The investigation revealed that the property had allegedly been acquired through proceeds generated from the illicit trafficking of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances.
The accused is involved in multiple FIRs related to narcotics and drug trafficking offences. Police said the attached property was found to be a direct outcome of his alleged involvement in the illegal drug trade.
Srinagar Operations
In Srinagar, under the same anti-drug campaign, police attached immovable properties worth Rs 1.50 crore belonging to two drug peddlers under the provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985.
Police Station Batamaloo attached a three-storey residential house valued at approximately Rs 80 lakh belonging to Sikander Firdous, a resident of Nundresh Colony, Muslimabad, Srinagar. The accused is involved in a case registered at Police Station Batamaloo.
In another action, Police Station Kralkhud attached a single-storey residential house worth around Rs 70 lakh belonging to Ghulam Hassan Bhat, a resident of Mirgund Kanalwan, Bijbehara in Anantnag district.
Police said the property was attached under Section 68F of the NDPS Act, 1985. The accused is presently out on bail.
Legal Proceedings
“The attachment has been submitted to the competent authority, SAFEMA, New Delhi, for further proceedings. Through the attachment order, the owner is prohibited from selling, leasing, transferring, altering or creating any third-party interest in the property,” the police spokesperson said.
According to police, investigations established that the attached properties had been acquired through proceeds generated from illicit narcotics trafficking. The attachment of such assets is aimed at dismantling the financial infrastructure of drug networks and preventing offenders from benefiting from illegal activities.
