SRINAGAR: Police in Srinagar have attached properties worth more than Rs 13.43 crore in a crackdown on alleged drug trafficking, targeting houses and a vehicle linked to suspected narcotics offenders across six police station jurisdictions.
According to a police handout issued on Thursday, the action was carried out by police stations Khanyar, Pantha Chowk, Shalteng, Safakadal, Soura and Ahmadnagar under the provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.
Khanyar Police accounted for the largest reported attachment, involving properties valued at Rs 8 crore. These included houses belonging to Aijaz Ahmad Bhat, Majid Ashraf Wani and Shabir Ahmad Bangroo, along with a vehicle belonging to Aaqib Hyder Khan.
In Pantha Chowk, police attached a house valued at Rs 1.24 crore belonging to Saqib Bashir Bhat, alias Sakpal, of Khanmoh. Shalteng Police froze a house worth Rs 1.21 crore belonging to Danish Ahmad Bhat of Panzinara.
Safakadal Police attached a house valued at Rs 10.15 lakh belonging to Faizan Firdous Khanday, alias Farzan Pujj, while Soura Police attached a property worth Rs 1.18 crore belonging to Khalid Nazir Chiloo of Lal Bazar.
In Ahmadnagar, police froze two houses belonging to Adil Ahmad Patoo, valued at Rs 1 crore and Rs 80 lakh, respectively.
Police said the properties were allegedly acquired using proceeds from drug trafficking. The action was taken under Sections 68-E and 68-F of the NDPS Act, which provide for the identification and forfeiture of illegally acquired property linked to narcotics-related offences.
