JAMMU (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police attached residential properties worth Rs. 1.08 Crores of three drug peddlers in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985.
Jammu and Kashmir Police attached residential houses of Raj Wali@ Sher Ali@ Shidu, Son of Sattar Din of Jagatpur Maggar Khad Lakhanpur valuing 31.10 Lacs, Bagh Hussain, Son of Lal Hussain of Maggar Khad Lakhanpur valuing 47.73 Lacs, and Bagh Hussain, Son of Mir Ali of Maggar Khad Lakhanpur, valuing 29.34 Lacs.
The said drug peddlers were involved in the said case and action was taken U/S 68(E) & 68 (F) of NDPS Act of 1985.
“The action against the accused persons is taken U/S 68F read with section 68E of NDPS Act. As during investigation of case FIR No 30/2023 U/S 8/21/22/29 of NDPS act it was surfaced that the property which has been acquired is as a result of proceeds of Narcotics,” police said in a statement.
“The property was identified as illegally acquired property during the course of investigation/enquiry conducted by SHO of Police Station Rajbagh Insp. Rajeshwar Slathia under the command & guidance of SDPO Border Dheeraj Singh Katoch under the overall supervision of SSP Kathua Shobhit Saksena. The property was prima facie acquired from illicit trafficking in narcotic drug and psychotropic substances by the owners,” the statement said.
“This action of the J&K Police in Kathua is the part of relentless efforts to curb the menace of drug peddling in the Kathua district. This action reaffirms the commitment of District Police Kathua to combat the drug menace,” the statement added.
Meanwhile, locals have hailed the initiative of the Kathua police with regard to the attachment of immoveable property that has been raised or used for illicit trafficking of narcotics by the drug peddlers in the Kathua district. — (KIMS)