Srinagar, Jul 20: Continuing its crackdown on narcotics trafficking under the Nasha Mukti Jammu Kashmir Abhiyan, Police in central kashmir’s Srinagar district on Monday attached 10 immovable properties worth approximately Rs 8 crore belonging to alleged drug peddlers in the district.
According to a police statement issued to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), the properties were attached by Police Station Nowhatta under Section 68-F of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act. The assets were identified during the investigation as having been acquired from proceeds generated through alleged illicit drug trafficking.
The attached properties include residential houses located at Zahidpora Sheikh Colony Hawal, Tujgari Mohalla Sheikh Colony Nowhatta, Androoni Kathidarwaza, Kathidarwaza Rainawari and Barthana Qamarwari. The properties comprise single-storey to four-storey houses built on land measuring between four and seven marlas, with individual values estimated between Rs 55 lakh and Rs 95 lakh.
Police said the attachments were made in connection with multiple FIRs registered under various provisions of the NDPS Act against the property owners.
The action, police said, is aimed at dismantling the financial infrastructure of drug trafficking networks and depriving offenders of assets allegedly generated through the illegal narcotics trade.
“Srinagar Police remains steadfast in its commitment to the Nasha Mukti Jammu Kashmir Abhiyan and will continue to take stringent legal action against drug peddlers and all those involved in the narcotics ecosystem,” a police spokesperson said.
Police also appealed to the public to support the anti-drug campaign by sharing information on narcotics trafficking through the nearest police station or dedicated helplines, assuring that the identity of informants would be kept strictly confidential. (KNO)
