Srinagar police attach property worth Rs 50 lakh under NDPS Act

Srinagar Police attached a residential property—comprising a two-storeyed house along with land—worth approximately Rs 50 lakh belonging to a notorious drug peddler, namely Bilal Ahmad Wani, under the provisions of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS ) Act, as per a release.

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The accused person is involved in the case FIR No. 05/2025 under Sections 8, 20, 29 of the NDPS Act, registered at Police Station Shaheed Gunj.

The said property has been established as having been acquired through the proceeds of illicit drug trafficking. Acting under Sections 68-E and 68-F of the NDPS Act, the immovable property has been formally seized and attached.

Furthermore, the said property shall not be sold, transferred, or otherwise dealt with without prior permission from the competent authority.

The accused person has a history of drug peddling and was actively involved in supplying narcotics, especially targeting the local youth, thereby posing a serious threat to public health and safety.

In another development, the Srinagar Police removed graffiti resembling a foreign flag painted on the road outside the Imambara Zadibal on June 24 and identified three local teenage girls as being involved in the act, according to an official statement.

Given their age and the sensitivity of the incident, their parents were called to the police station, and the minors were counselled in their presence. Legal action will follow, strictly in accordance with the juvenile justice framework.