SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Police on Sunday attached immovable properties worth over Rs 29 lakh belonging to an alleged drug trafficker in Baramulla district as part of its ongoing campaign against narcotics.Police Attach Baramulla Man’s Properties Worth Rs 29 Lakh Under NDPS Act
Police said the properties of Mushtaq Ahmed Dar, son of Mohammad Yousuf Dar, a resident of Yadipora, Palhallan in Pattan, were attached under Section 68-F(1) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.
The attached assets include a single-storey residential house at Yadipora, Palhallan, and four shops in a double-storey commercial building at Hyderbeigh, Pattan. The combined value of the seized properties has been assessed at over ₹29 lakh, officials said.
According to police, Dar is involved in multiple cases registered under the NDPS Act and has also been detained under the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (PIT NDPS) Act.
Officials said the attachment was carried out following a detailed inquiry under Chapter V-A of the NDPS Act. During the investigation, valuation certificates, revenue records and income-related documents allegedly indicated that the properties were acquired through proceeds generated from illicit narcotics trafficking.
Police said the cases against the accused have already been presented before the competent court of law.
Officials said the action is part of efforts to dismantle the financial networks of drug traffickers by identifying and seizing assets allegedly linked to the illegal drug trade.
Reiterating its zero-tolerance policy against narcotics, police appealed to the public to share information related to drug abuse and trafficking, assuring that the identity of informants would be kept confidential.
