Properties of drug peddlers attached in Srinagar: Police

Srinagar : Police on Wednesday said that it has attached the properties of worth more than 3 crores belonging to drug peddlers under the provisions of section 68 of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act. In a statement issued from Zonal Police Headquarters Srinagar Police said it has attached a three-storied residential house of a drug peddler namely Abdul Ahad Bhat S/o Mohammad Sultan Bhat R/o Banpora Batamaloo on land bearing Khewat No.137 and Khasra No.294 (Abadi Deh) at Banpora Batamaloo worth Rs 65 lakhs under section 68 of NDPS Act in case FIR No. 31 of 2024. Stating that the accused was a drug peddler who sold drugs among the youth upon which case FIR No.31/2024 u/s 8/20 NDPS Act stands registered in Police Station Shaheed Gunj, where a substantial amount of narcotics was recovered, Police in its statement further said that in an another case, a three-storied residential house situated at H.No.18, Umer Lane Azad Basti, under Survey no. 1764 estimated at a value of Rs 2.5 crores, belonging to Manzoor Ahmad Bhat S/o Jan Manzoor Bhat R/o Natipora, was attached under section 68(F) of NDPS Act.
Police in its statement further said that the accused Jan Manzoor Bhat is also a drug peddler who peddled narcotics among the youth of the area upon which case FIR No. 35/2024 u/s 8/21 NDPS Act stands registered in Police Station Chanapora, adding therein that both the aforementioned properties were acquired through proceeds of illegal narcotics trade and consequently and now these have been attached subject to the confirmation from the competent authority and administrator SAFEMA and NDPSA.
Stating that in compliance to section 68 E and 68 F of NDPS Act, the immovable property acquired by the accused persons through illegal means seized or attached, shall not be transferred/sold/purchased or otherwise dealt with without the prior permission of the competent authority, Police in the concluding para of its above quoted statement said that this decisive action underscores the unwavering commitment of J&K Police in eradicating the drug menace and dismantling the infrastructure supporting narcotics trafficking.