Kashmir

Property of drug peddler worth ₹14,76,579, cash 6 lakhs attached in Shopian

SRINAGAR (KIMS) — In a major breakthrough against the drug menace, the Jammu and Kashmir Police attached a residential property worth 14,76,579 lakhs and cash 6 lakhs in Melhura village in Shopian district of South Kashmir on Thursday.

Jammu and Kashmir Police attached a double-storey residential house under section 68-E read with 68-F(1) of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985 of Farooq Ahmad Koka, Son of Ghulam Mohammad Koka, resident of Melhura, Zainapora.

“The property attachment is linked to FIR No.36/2024 of Police Station Zainapora and was executed in the presence of duly constituted Police team and the Executive Magistrate, ensuring full compliance with legal protocols,” police said in a statement.

“The property was identified as illegally acquired property during the course of investigation/enquiry conducted by Shopian Police. The property was prima facie acquired from illicit trafficking in narcotic drug and psychotropic substances by the owner,” the statement said. — (KIMS)