SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Police in Srinagar have booked three drug peddlers under the PIT NDPS Act.
“Continuing the crackdown against drug trafficking, Police in Srinagar have booked three infamous drug peddlers under the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (PIT-NDPS Act),” said a Police Spokesperson in a statement.
The drug peddlers have been identified as Owais Ahmad Bhat, son of Shafiq Ahmad Bhat, resident of Roshangar Mohalla Nowhatta, Khanyar; Asif Ahmad Khan, son of Tariq Ahmad Khan, resident of Firdousabad Tengpora, Batamaloo; and Aqib Islam Wani, son of Mohammad Maqbool Wani, resident of Baghi-e-Mehtab, Srinagar, Chanapora. They have been booked under the PIT-NDPS Act after obtaining formal detention orders from the Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir, on the basis of dossiers prepared by Srinagar Police against them.
Consequently, these drug peddlers were detained and subsequently lodged in Kot Balwal Jail, Jammu, and the District Jails of Udhampur and Bhaderwah.
“Pertinently, these drug peddlers have been involved in peddling narcotics among the youth of Srinagar on an alarming scale,” reads the statement, adding, “Besides, they were also involved in several NDPS Act cases across various police stations in Srinagar. Despite multiple NDPS Act cases registered against them, they did not mend their ways after getting bailed out from courts and were brazenly promoting drugs among the youth of the valley, especially in Srinagar, through their illegal narcotics network.”
Police have also initiated the process to attach their properties under the provisions of the PIT-NDPS Act. (KB)
