Srinagar, July 25: Intensifying its crackdown on drug trafficking under the Nasha Mukti Jammu & Kashmir Abhiyan, Srinagar Police on Friday attached three immovable properties worth more than Rs 4.09 crore under the provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, targeting assets allegedly acquired through the proceeds of narcotics trafficking.
The largest attachment involved a double-storeyed residential house along with 12 marlas of land at Awanta Bhawan, Soura, belonging to Mubashir Ahmad Hakeem, son of Abdul Hamid Hakeem. The property, valued at approximately Rs2.74 crore, was attached in connection with FIR No. 142/2025 registered under Sections 8/22 of the NDPS Act at Police Station Safakadal.
In a separate action, police attached a double-storeyed residential house at Nadir Gund, Pir Bagh, Hyderpora, worth around Rs70 lakh, belonging to Aqib Farooq, son of Farooq Ahmad. The attachment was made in connection with FIR No. 16/2025 registered under Section 8/21 of the NDPS Act.
Police also attached a single-storeyed residential house built on five marlas of land at Inderhama Gassu, Batapora, Hazratbal, valued at approximately Rs65 lakh, belonging to Azan Parvaiz Giltsaaz, son of Parvaiz Ahmad Giltsaaz, originally a resident of Kani Mohalla, Rainawari, and presently residing at Inderhama Gassu. The property was attached in connection with FIR No. 09/2023 registered under Sections 8/21/29 of the NDPS Act at Police Station Rainawari.
Police said investigations revealed that the Hyderpora and Hazratbal properties had been acquired through proceeds of drug trafficking and were attached under the relevant provisions of the NDPS Act, including Section 68-F, subject to confirmation by the competent authority.
The attachments are part of the ongoing 100-day Nasha Mukti Jammu & Kashmir Abhiyan, aimed at dismantling the financial infrastructure of narcotics networks by targeting illegally acquired assets.
Reiterating its commitment to a drug-free Jammu and Kashmir, police said it would continue taking stringent legal and financial action against drug peddlers and urged the public to share information on narcotics trafficking through the nearest police station or official helplines, assuring that the identity of informants would be kept strictly confidential.
