SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Saturday attached an immovable property worth approximately ₹2.74 crore belonging to an alleged drug peddler in Srinagar under the provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.
According to a police statement, the action was taken by Srinagar Police as part of the ongoing Nasha Mukti Jammu & Kashmir Abhiyan, a 100-day campaign aimed at curbing drug trafficking in the Union Territory.
The attached property comprises a double-storey residential house along with 12 marlas of land beneath and appurtenant to it, belonging to Mubashir Ahmad Hakeem, son of Abdul Hamid Hakeem, a resident of Awanta Bhawan, Soura, Srinagar.
Police said the attachment was carried out in connection with FIR No. 142/2025 registered under Sections 8/22 of the NDPS Act at Police Station Safakadal. The market value of the attached property has been assessed at approximately ₹2.74 crore.
The statement said the action forms part of the police’s efforts to dismantle the financial infrastructure of drug trafficking networks by targeting assets allegedly acquired through proceeds of the illicit narcotics trade.
Police reiterated its commitment to taking stringent legal action against those involved in narcotics-related activities and said such measures are aimed at deterring drug trafficking and strengthening the rule of law. — (KIMS)