BK NEWS SERVICE

Srinagar, July 21 : Police today attached properties of alleged drug peddlers in Srinagar and Budgam districts of Jammu and Kashmir.
Police in Srinagar attached a residential property worth approximately Rs 1.5 Crores under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.
The attached property comprises a two-storeyed residential house along with 1 kanal 4 marlas land, belonging to Gulzar Ahmad Bhat of Budoo Bagh Khanyar, Srinagar, as per revenue documents.
Police said the house is in the possession of his son Suhail Ahmed Bhat, who is a notorious drug peddler, and he is involved in case FIR No. 55/2022 u/s 8/21, 29 of NDPS Act of Police Station Khanyar.
“The accused person has a history of involvement in drug peddling, primarily targeting local youth, thereby posing a grave threat to public health and safety. Investigations have revealed the aforementioned property was acquired through proceeds from illicit drug trafficking,” Police said.
They said acting under Sections 68-E and 68-F of the NDPS Act, Srinagar Police formally seized and attached the immovable property as per the due legal process.
In a similar action in Budgam Police today attached immovable property worth approximately Rs 25 lakhs under the NDPS Act.
The action follows FIR No. 271/2022 registered under Sections 8/15 and 29 of the NDPS Act at Police Station Budgam.
Police said the attached property, a single-line shopping complex comprising five shops located at Nasrullapora belongs to Parvez Ahmad Dar alias Pare Punjabi a resident of Nasrullapora, Budgam.
This move is part of Budgam Police’s sustained drive against the drug menace, aimed at dismantling the financial networks of drug traffickers.