Srinagar, Jun 6: Srinagar Police attached immovable properties worth nearly ₹3.5 crore belonging to two alleged drug peddlers under the provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985.
Police Station Nigeen attached a property valued at approximately ₹1.30 crore under Section 68(F)(1) of the NDPS Act in connection with FIR No. 30/2021 registered under Section 8/21 of the Act. The attached property comprises a double-storeyed residential house along with land situated at Habbak Crossing, Hazratbal, owned by Rahil Manzoor Malla, son of Manzoor Ahmad Malla, a resident of Habbak Crossing.
In another operation, Police Station Soura attached a residential house worth around ₹2.20 crore under Section 68-F of the NDPS Act. The property belongs to Adil Rashid Gudoo, son of Abdul Rashid Gudoo, a resident of Keel Khan Gali (Haider Colony), Upper Soura, who is allegedly involved in the illicit trafficking of narcotic substances.
Police investigations revealed that both properties were allegedly acquired through proceeds generated from the illegal drug trade. Consequently, the assets have been formally frozen and attached under the NDPS Act.
The attachment orders bar the owners from selling, transferring, leasing, altering, disposing of, or creating any third-party interest in the properties until the conclusion of legal proceedings.
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