Properties worth ₹3.5 Cr of drug peddlers attached in Srinagar: Police

Srinagar : Police on Saturday said that it has attached immovable properties worth approximately ₹3.5 crore belonging to two drug peddlers under the provisions of the NDPS Act, 1985.
In a statement issued here on Saturday Police said that in the first action, Police Station Nigeen attached an immovable property worth approximately ₹1.30 crore under Section 68(F)(1) of the NDPS Act in connection with FIR No. 30/2021 U/S 8/21 NDPS Act. The attached property comprises a double-storeyed residential house along with land situated at Habbak Crossing, Hazratbal, belonging to Rahil Manzoor Malla resident of Habbak Crossing, Hazratbal.
In a separate action, Police Station Soura attached a residential house worth approximately ₹2.20 crore under Section 68-F of the NDPS Act belonging to Adil Rashid Gudoo son of Abdul Rashid Gudoo resident of Keel Khan Gali (Haider Colony), Upper Soura, who is involved in illicit trafficking of narcotic drugs.
During the course of investigation, both properties were identified as illegally acquired assets derived from proceeds generated through drug trafficking activities. The properties have been formally attached/frozen under the provisions of the NDPS Act. The attachment orders prohibit the owners from selling, transferring, leasing, alienating, altering, disposing of, or creating any third-party interest in the said properties pending further legal proceedings.