SRINAGAR, July 17: Continuing its crackdown on drug trafficking under the ongoing ‘Nasha Mukt Jammu Kashmir’ 100 Days Campaign, Jammu and Kashmir Police on Friday attached six residential properties worth over Rs 5.29 crore in Srinagar, Kulgam and Shopian, alleging they were acquired through proceeds of the illicit narcotics trade.
The largest action was carried out by Srinagar Police, which attached four immovable properties worth Rs 3.34 crore under Section 68F of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985. The properties, attached by Police Station Safakadal during investigation of separate NDPS cases, include residential houses at Nawakadal, Palpora, Barthana and Goripora.
The attached properties belong to Adnan Lateef Sheikh, Danyal Ahmad Bisati, Shahid Gul and Adil Ahmad Mir, all accused in separate NDPS cases registered at Police Station Safakadal. Police said the assets were identified as illegally acquired properties derived from proceeds of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances.
In Kulgam, Police, in coordination with the Revenue Department, attached a two-storey residential house worth approximately Rs 1.63 crore belonging to Mushtaq Ahmad Bhat of Tantarypora. Police said the accused is involved in four NDPS cases registered at Shopian and Yaripora police stations between 2010 and 2025.
Meanwhile, Shopian Police attached a residential house worth over Rs 32.11 lakh belonging to Gulzar Ahmad Mir of Melhura, Zainapora, in connection with an NDPS case registered at Police Station Zainapora. Police said the property was identified as having been acquired through proceeds generated from illegal drug trafficking, and the attachment was carried out in the presence of an Executive Magistrate and local revenue officials.
Police said the owners of the attached properties have been barred from selling, leasing, mortgaging, transferring or otherwise disposing of the assets without prior approval of the competent authority.
Reiterating its commitment to dismantling the financial infrastructure of narcotics networks, Police said the action was part of its sustained campaign against drug trafficking and urged the public to share information about drug-related activities through the nearest police station or by dialing the Police Helpline 112.
