Srinagar: Police have attached a residential house valued at ₹ 28,91,526 belonging to Bashir Ahmad Sofi of Bonbazar Shopian, a police spokesperson informed Friday.
He said the property was identified as having been acquired through proceeds generated from the illegal trade of drugs and narcotics. Accordingly, the said property has been attached in connection with case FIR No. 175/2024 of Police Station Shopian.
Police on Friday also attached assets worth over Rs 2.08 crore of an alleged drug peddler in Samba district, spokesperson informed.
The drug peddler has been identified as Narayan Sharma alias Shunna, a resident of Vijaypur in Samba district, officials said.
The action was taken under Section 68-F of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act after investigations established that the assets were allegedly acquired through proceeds generated from illicit drug trafficking, police said.
The attached properties include a house valued at approximately Rs 48.50 lakh, a car worth around Rs 10 lakh, and land valued at nearly Rs 1.50 crore, spokesperson said, adding that the total value of the attached assets has been estimated at about Rs 2.08 crore.
