SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Monday said they have attached properties worth over ₹66 lakh belonging to two alleged drug peddlers under the provisions of Chapter VA of the NDPS Act in Sopore area of Baramulla district in North Kashmir.
According to a police statement, the attached properties belong to Zahoor Ahmad Shah, son of Ghulam Mohammad Shah, resident of Hanfia Colony Arampora Sopore, and Manzoor Ahmad Baba, son of Sanullah Baba, resident of Magraypora Sopore.
Police said Zahoor Ahmad Shah is involved in FIR No. 143/2015 of Police Station Sopore and FIR No. 24/2023 of Police Station Tarzoo under the NDPS Act, while Manzoor Ahmad Baba is involved in FIR No. 184/2023 of Police Station Sopore under the NDPS Act.
During financial investigations conducted under the NDPS Act, police identified assets allegedly acquired through proceeds generated from illicit narcotics trafficking. The properties were found to be disproportionate to the known sources of income of the accused, the statement said.
Accordingly, freezing and attachment orders were issued under Section 68F of the NDPS Act pending forfeiture proceedings before the competent authority.
The attached properties of Zahoor Ahmad Shah include a residential house, bathroom block, fenced land measuring 13 marlas at Hanfia Colony Arampora and a Scooty bearing registration number JK05L-1635, with a combined value of ₹40,82,717.
Police also attached a residential house at Magraypora and land measuring one kanal and six marlas along with plinth and construction material at Hathlangoo belonging to Manzoor Ahmad Baba. The attached assets are valued at ₹25,73,567.
The attachment notices were served upon the accused in the presence of independent witnesses after completion of all legal formalities, police said.
Police said the action forms part of its continued efforts to target the financial infrastructure of drug trafficking networks and dismantle the narcotics ecosystem operating in the district.
The statement added that several more properties linked to alleged drug peddlers have been identified and further attachment proceedings are underway. — (KIMS)