ANANTNAG (KIMS) — Police on Friday said they have attached properties worth approximately ₹6.5 crore belonging to an alleged drug peddler and his family members in Anantnag district of South Kashmir.
Police described it as the single largest narcotics property attachment in Jammu and Kashmir.
According to a police statement, attachment and seizure proceedings under Section 68-F of the NDPS Act were initiated against Bashir Ahmad Mir, son of Gul Mohammad Mir and his family members, residents of Doonipora Sangam.
Police said an enquiry conducted under Chapter VA of the NDPS Act revealed that the family had amassed huge movable and immovable assets disproportionate to their known lawful sources of income.
The enquiry further established that the properties were jointly held by the family members and are suspected to have been acquired through proceeds generated from illicit narcotics trade, the statement said.
During the enquiry, police found multiple NDPS cases registered against the family members, including FIR No. 213/2024 under Sections 8/15 and 29 of the NDPS Act registered at Police Station Bijbehara involving recovery of 58.90 kilograms of poppy straw from Bashir Ahmad Mir.
Police also referred to FIR No. 191/2020 under Section 8/20 of the NDPS Act registered at Police Station Bijbehara involving recovery of 500 grams of charas from the accused.
Another case, FIR No. 232/2011 under Section 8/20 of the NDPS Act, involved recovery of 1.100 kilograms of charas from Gul Mohammad Mir, father of the accused, police said.
The attached and seized properties include double-storeyed residential houses at Doonipora Sangam, a newly constructed residential house, commercial building “Muskan Restaurant” at Sangam, around 211 marlas of land situated in Sangam and Naina areas, and a Hyundai Creta vehicle bearing registration number JK03H-5758.
Police said the total estimated value of the attached properties is around ₹6.5 crore.
Anantnag Police said the action reflects its firm resolve to dismantle the financial infrastructure of drug traffickers and ensure that proceeds generated through illegal narcotics trade are brought under the ambit of law.
Police added that the campaign against drug abuse and drug trafficking will continue with full determination. — (KIMS)