Srinagar, July 17 (IANS) Police in Jammu and Kashmir’s Srinagar said on Friday that they have attached four properties worth Rs 3.34 crore under the NDPS Act.
A police statement said that in a major action against drug trafficking under the Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyan – 100 Days Campaign, Srinagar Police has attached four immovable properties worth Rs 3,34,51,957 under the provisions of Section 68F of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985.
The attachment was carried out by the Police Station Safakadal during the investigation of NDPS cases. The properties have been identified as illegally acquired assets derived from proceeds of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances.
The attached properties include a three-storey residential house constructed on land recorded as Abadi Deh, valued at Rs 1,19,90,765, situated at Estate Nawakadal, belonging to Adnan Lateef Sheikh, son of Late Mohd Lateef Sheikh, resident of Braripora, Nawakadal, involved in FIR No. 74/2026 under Section 8/22 NDPS Act of Police Station Safakadal; Single-storey residential house constructed on land measuring 7 marlas and 50 sq. ft., valued at Rs 1,18,28,965, situated at Estate Palpora, belonging to Danyal Ahmad Bisati, son of Aijaz Ahmad Bisati, resident of Palpora, Noorbagh, involved in FIR No. 24/2025 under Sections 8/20, 29 NDPS Act of Police Station Safakadal.
Double-storey residential house constructed on approximately 4.5 marlas of land, valued at Rs 71,31,905, situated at Estate Barthana, Qammerwari, belonging to Shahid Gul, son of Ghulam Mohammad Sheikh, resident of Barthana, Qammerwari, involved in FIR No. 48/2026 under Section 8/20 NDPS Act of Police Station Safakadal; and a single-storey residential house constructed on three marlas of land (under and appurtenant thereto), valued at Ra 25,00,322, situated at Estate Goripora, belonging to Adil Ahmad Mir, son of Mohammad Sultan Mir, resident of Palpora, Srinagar, involved in FIR No. 62/2025 under Sections 8/21, 29 NDPS Act of Police Station Safakadal.
The accused persons have been served with attachment orders and prohibited from selling, leasing, mortgaging, transferring, or otherwise disposing of the attached properties, or creating any third-party interest therein, without prior permission of the competent authority.
This action forms part of the sustained campaign of Srinagar Police against the menace of drug trafficking and reflects its firm resolve to dismantle the financial infrastructure of narcotics networks by targeting assets acquired through the proceeds of the illicit drug trade.
Srinagar Police reiterated its commitment to making society drug-free and urged citizens to cooperate by sharing information related to drug trafficking with the nearest police station or through the Police Helpline.
–IANS
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