Anantnag, Apr 15 : Police in South Kashmir’s Bijbehara have attached four residential houses belonging to individuals allegedly involved in a narcotics case registered under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, officials said on Tuesday.
Officials said the action was taken in connection with FIR No. 50/2021 under sections 8/20-29 of the NDPS Act at Police Station Bijbehara.
The attached properties include a double-storey house valued at approximately Rs 1 crore owned by Rayees Ahmed Dar, son of Ghulam Nabi Dar, a resident of Tulkhan Bijbehara. Another single-storey house worth around Rs 30 lakh belongs to Sabzar Ahmad Dar, son of Mohammad Rajab Dar of the same locality.
Additionally, a single-storey residential house valued at Rs 65 lakh belonging to Mudasir Ahmed Dar, son of Abdul Rahim Dar, and another single-storey house worth Rs 30 lakh owned by Zahid Ahmad Dar, son of Ghulam Hassan Dar, both residents of Tulkhan Bijbehara, were also attached, they said.
Police said all four accused are involved in the said NDPS case, and the properties were identified as proceeds of illegal narcotics trade.
The move is part of an intensified crackdown to curb drug trafficking and dismantle its financial networks in the region.
Further investigation is underway they added. (KNS)
