SRINAGAR: Police in central Kashmir’s Srinagar district on Saturday attached a double-storey residential house worth more than Rs 1.20 crore under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, as part of the ongoing crackdown on drug trafficking.
According to a police statement, the property, constructed on eight marlas of land, was attached by Police Station Lal Bazar during the investigation of FIR No. 16/2026, registered under Sections 8/20 and 29 of the NDPS Act.
Police identified the owner of the attached property as Zamin Makhdoomi, son of Fayaz Ahmed Makhdoomi, a resident of Sikh Bagh, Lal Bazar.
During the investigation, police said it was established that the property was liable for attachment under Section 68-F of the NDPS Act, following which the competent legal process was initiated.
The attachment proceedings were carried out in the presence of the Executive Magistrate, Eidgah, and in accordance with the due process of law, police said.
Srinagar Police said the action forms part of its strategy to not only prosecute those involved in narcotics offences but also dismantle the financial infrastructure of the illegal drug trade by depriving traffickers of assets allegedly acquired through illicit activities.
Police also appealed to the public to share credible information regarding drug peddling and other criminal activities, assuring that the identity of informers would be kept strictly confidential.
