SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Wednesday demolished an illegal property worth Rupees 1.5 crore allegedly linked to a wanted drug peddler in Srinagar.
The demolished property, spread over approximately 09 Marlas was found to be linked with a wanted drug peddler namely Arshid Ahmed Sheikh S/o Wali Mohammad Sheikh R/o Haka Bazar Lal Bazar.
He was involved in multiple cases under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, including: FIR No. 31/2025 U/S 8/21, 22 NDPS Act of Police Station Janipur Jammu and FIR No. 50/2025 U/S 8/20 NDPS Act of Police Station Lal Bazar.
The demolition drive was carried out in the presence of the Executive Magistrate Khanyar and officials of Srinagar Municipal Corporation.
The action was executed strictly in accordance with law as part of the sustained efforts to dismantle the illegal infrastructure and financial networks created through narcotics trade. — (KIMS)