ANANTNAG (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Friday attached properties valued at approximately ₹1.2 crore belonging to drug peddlers in multiple cases under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act in Anantnag district.
In one significant action carried out under Section 68-F of the NDPS Act, Anantnag Police attached a single-storey residential house along with one kanal of land at Sallar, Anantnag.
The property is owned by Bashir Ahmad Wani, S/O Abdul Aziz Wani, a resident of Sallar, who is involved in Case FIR No. 65/2018 registered at Police Station Srigufwara related to the recovery of a considerable quantity of poppy straw. The seized property is estimated to be worth ₹70 lakhs.
In another major development under Case FIR No. 35/2025 U/S 8/20-29 NDPS Act at Police Station Bijbehara, the following assets were attached: A residential house and a vehicle (Regd. No. JK02AV-1235) belonging to Tajdar Amin Khan, S/O Mohd Amin Khan, resident of Goriwan Bijbehara (Presently at Karewa Colony Bijbehara). A shopping complex owned by Bilal Ahmad Itoo, S/O Ghulam Hassan Itoo, resident of Gund Nasir, Bijbehara.
Additionally, under Case FIR No. 213/2024 U/S 8/15-29 NDPS Act of Police Station Bijbehara, a vehicle (Regd. No. HR16L-3657) belonging to Harjinder Singh, S/O Gurdiyal Singh, resident of Mubarak Pur, Kapurthala (Punjab), was also attached. The combined estimated market value of the properties seized in these cases stands at ₹1.2 Crore.
These decisive actions reflect Anantnag Police’s firm resolve to dismantle the financial networks of drug traffickers and ensure accountability by seizing properties acquired through illicit means. Such measures send a strong message and serve as an effective deterrent to those involved in the drug trade. — (KIMS)