Unknown gunmen kills Narcotics smuggler in Karnah, case registered, investigation on: Police

Srinagar: Police on Tuesday said that unknown gunmen killed narcotics smuggler in Karnah following which a case was registered and investigation is underway.
During the intervening night of 28/29-08-2023, at about 2200 hrs some sound of gunshots were heard in Haridal area of PP Teetwal Karnah.
In a statement issued from Zonal Police Headquarter Srinagar Police said that
during the night intervening 28th and 29th August at about 2200 hours some sound of gunshots were heard in Haridal area of Police Post Teetwal Karnah and upon hearing the gunshots, a swift search operation was launched by local Police and Army unit in the area.
Stating that the search operation led to the discovery of the lifeless body of Mukhtar Ahmad Shah, aged 42 S/o Lt. Syed Akbar Shah, hailing from Panjtaran Karnah, Police in it’s statement further said that the deceased’s body was found in the village of Pingla Haridal and promptly transferred to SDH Tangdhar for necessary medico-legal procedures. Police in it’s statement further said that subsequent to the post-mortem examination, the body was handed over to the family for final rites, adding therein that a case was registered under appropriate sections, and a thorough investigation has been initiated.
Stating that during preliminary investigations, it appears that the deceased has been killed by some rival narcotics smuggling gang members or the rival terror operatives, Police in its statement also said that Mukhtar Ahmad Shah was a high-profile narcotics smuggler and a person of deep connections among narcotics smugglers in the region as he had been found involved in two cases of narcotics and weapons smuggling in the recent past and had confessed to orchestrating the transportation of substantial quantities of narcotics and weaponry across the border. Police in it’s statement furthermore said that the association of Mukhtar Ahmad Shah with his brother, Sadiq Shah, a prominent figure as both a launching commander and as well as a supplier of narcotics and weapons from Pakistan-Administered Kashmir (PaK), underscores the depth of his involvement in these illicit activities, adding therein that Sadiq Shah is himself chargesheeted in narco-terror cases and happens to be a top militant commander based in PaK. Police in its statement also said the Shah family has been entangled in various legal cases relating to narcotics and weapons smuggling as at least six other members of the Mukhtar Ahmad Shah’s family are currently facing charges in connection with these criminal activities.