Drug-peddling cases: Karnal police freeze property worth Rs 7.7 cr

Tribune News Service

Karnal, January 16

Tightening the noose around drug peddlers, the Karnal police have freezed the property worth Rs 7.72 crore of two alleged peddlers. As per the police, both accused had earned the property from the business of drugs.

After the action, the duo would not be able to sell their property to anyone and could not transfer or gift the properties to anyone, said Ganga Ram Punia, Superintendent of Police (SP).

The action was initiated under the provisions of Section-68F of the NDPS Act, he added.

“We have now written to the NDPS authorities in Delhi for further action of confiscating the properties of both persons. The NDPS authorities will also inquire the matter and if both persons failed to produce any evidence related to source that it was not earned from the drugs business, the property will be confiscated by the Government of India,” said the SP.

Punia said in one case, the Assandh police arrested Sahab Singh, a resident of Chaugama, and his property worth Rs 4.90 crore was freezed. Sahab Singh was earlier arrested in 2009 with 360 kg of chura post and was sentenced to 10 years and a penalty of Rs 1 lakh was imposed on him. He was later arrested in 2016 with 3.5kg opium. In this case, he was sentenced to 15-years and a penalty of Rs 1.5lakh was imposed. In the third case, his son Gurjant Singh was arrested on January 5, 2022, with 3 kg of opium and a vehicle.

The SP said in the second case, property worth Rs 2.72 crore of Surinder Singh, a resident of Dera Bhikiwala in Nissing, was freezed. It comprises his land, residence, vehicle and others.

Surinder was arrested in 2006 with 4,051 kg of chura post by the Nissing police. He was sentenced to 12 years’ of jail along with a penalty of Rs 1.5 lakh. Later, the Butana police had arrested him in 2021 with 130 kg of chura post and a vehicle.

“Several cases had been registered against both accused in other states also. Nobody involved in drug trafficking would be spared,” the SP warned.

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