SRINAGAR: In a first of its kind, Jammu and Kashmir Police attached the property of a drug peddler in Sopore town in north Kashmir.
A senior police official told a local news agency KNO that a property belonging to Muzaffar Ahmad Bhat, also known as Tanga, son of Noor Mohammad Bhat of Batpora, Sopore, has been attached. The seized property includes a house on six marla of land.
Muzaffar is involved in a number of NDPS cases at Police Station Sopore and NCB Jammu, a top police official said, adding that he is currently lodged at Kot Balwal jail in Jammu.
Reliable sources reported that the entire Bhat family is involved in the drug abuse trade and has multiple FIRs registered against them.
The attachment of movable and immovable properties, used for illicit drug trafficking, is seen as a crucial step towards eradicating the menace of drugs from the district, according to officials in Jammu and Kashmir.
“Sopore Police is committed to the mission of curbing drug-related crimes and ensuring the safety and well-being of the community,” said a senior police official.(KNO)
