Police attaches properties worth ₹2 crore linked to drug trafficking in Srinagar
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Saturday said they have attached multiple immovable properties worth approximately ₹2 crore belonging to alleged drug peddlers in Srinagar under the provisions of the NDPS Act.
According to a police statement, in the first case, Police Station Bemina attached immovable property worth around ₹1.5 crore belonging to Mudasir Ahmad Pir alias Sahil alias Doge, son of Shareef-U-Din, resident of Firdous Colony Bemina Srinagar.
The attached property comprises a double-storey residential house along with around four marlas of land situated at Firdous Colony Bemina. Police said the attachment was carried out under Section 68F(1) of the NDPS Act after obtaining confirmation from the Competent Authority, SAFEMA, Government of India.
Investigations revealed that the property had allegedly been acquired through proceeds generated from illicit narcotics trafficking, the statement said.
In another action, Srinagar Police attached a residential house along with land worth approximately ₹50 lakh belonging to Shafiq Ahmad Khawaja, son of Fateh Joo, resident of Dildar Karnah in Kupwara district.
Police said the property was attached under Section 68-F of the NDPS Act in connection with FIR No. 10/2024 registered under Sections 8/21 and 29 of the NDPS Act at Police Station M.R. Gunj.
The attachment proceedings in both cases were carried out after completion of legal formalities and establishing that the properties were allegedly acquired through proceeds of narcotics trafficking, police said. — (KIMS)
