Srinagar: Police claimed to have recovered contraband substance and cash from two residential houses in village Melhura area of Shopian.
A police spokesperson said that Police Post Wachi received information through reliable sources that two individuals have concealed contraband substances at their residential houses belonging to Farooq Ahmad Koka son of Ghulam Mohd Koka and Ashiq Ahmad Koka son of Mohd Amin Koka, at Melhura, Shopian.
Accordingly, police parties along with the executive magistrate raided the said residential houses, the spokesperson said.
He said that during the raids, 2 Kg 970 grams of Charas like substance concealed in nylon polythene bags and cash amount of Rs. 6,00,000 was recovered from the residential house of Farooq Ahmad Koka and 1Kg 784 grams of charas was recovered from the residential house of Ashiq Ahmad Koka.
However, the accused persons involved in the commission of crime fled from the spot and efforts are on to nab them, said the spokesperson, adding, accordingly, case FIR numbers 36/2024 & 37/2024 have been registered at Police Station Zainapora respectively and investigation has been set into motion.
