Sopore, Mar 27: Police in Sopore have attached the immovable properties of three proclaimed offenders in connection with a case registered under the Enemy and Impartible Moveable & Immoveable & Cold Storage (E&IMCO) Act, officials said on Friday.
A senior police official told news agency Kashmir News Service (KNS) the attachment was carried out at Nadihal in Baramulla district in coordination with the Revenue Department.
The accused have been identified as Reyaz Ahmad Lone, son of Mukhtar Lone; Aijaz Ahmad Lone, son of Ali Mohammad Lone; and Mushtaq Ahmad Shah, son of Assadullah Shah — all residents of Nadihal. Officials said the action was taken in compliance with court orders in FIR No. 02/2008 under Sections 2 and 3 of the E&IMCO Act registered at Police Station Panzalla. The three accused had been evading legal proceedings despite sustained efforts by the police and were declared proclaimed offenders by the court under Section 87 of the CrPC, the official said.
Following the court’s orders, attachment proceedings under Section 88 CrPC were executed after verification of the properties through revenue records and local inquiry, the official said. The process was carried out in the presence of revenue officials and independent witnesses, with all codal formalities duly observed, officials said. Police said the action is part of ongoing efforts to enforce the rule of law against absconding accused involved in activities prejudicial to national security.
Sopore Police reiterated their commitment to take stringent lawful action against individuals engaged in anti-national activities, the official added.
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