SRINAGAR (KIMS) — In a significant move, Jammu and Kashmir Police attached residential properties of two drug peddlers under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act in the border area of Karnah in Kupwara district of North Kashmir on Monday.
“Two residential properties valuing approximately ₹40 lakhs of Riyaz Ahmad Shah, son of Talib Hussain Shah was attached in Pingla Haridal in connection with case FIR No. 02/2019 U/S 8/21 NDPS Act registered of Police Station Karnah, and Jahangir Ahmad Khan, son of Rehmat Ali Khan in Chitterkote Karnah in case FIR No. 14/2020 U/S 8/21 NDPS Act,” police said in a statement.
“This action underscores the resolve of Kupwara Police to root out drug-related activities from the district, particularly in sensitive border areas like Karnah,” the statement said. — (KIMS)