SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Monday have attached the property worth Rs 50 lakhs of a drug peddler under NDPS Act in Srinagar. The said property is a residential single-storeyed house.
“The property belongs to a notorious drug peddler, Hilal Ahmad Bhat, resident of Hamdaniya colony, Bemina. The accused is involved in Case FIR No. 01/2025 under Sections 8/20, 29 of the NDPS Act registered at police station Karan Nagar,” reads a statement issued by police.
The police said that the property has been established as having been “acquired through proceeds of illicit drug trafficking”.
“Acting under Sections 68-E and 68-F of the NDPS Act, the immovable property has been formally seized and attached. It shall not be sold, transferred, or otherwise dealt with without prior permission from the competent authority,” the statement reads.
The police further said that the accused has a history of drug peddling and was actively involved in supplying narcotics, especially targeting the local youth. “This action is part of J&K Police’s continued crackdown on drug trafficking networks. By targeting and dismantling the financial infrastructure of such networks, police aim to curb the spread of narcotics and safeguard the community,” the statement reads. (GNS)
