Drug peddler’s property worth Rs 1 crore attached in Srinagar

The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Tuesday attached property worth 1 crore of a notorious drug peddler here, alleging it was acquired through the proceeds of illicit drug trafficking, officials said.

The attached property attached under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act comprises a double-storey residential house built on 12 marlas of land, situated at Sultan Mohalla, Saidakadal, belonging to the accused Nisar Ahmad Bota, they said.

The accused is involved in a case registered at Rainawari police station, the official said.

During the course of the investigation, it was established that the said property had been acquired through illicit proceeds generated from drug trafficking activities. Consequently, the property was attached under Section 68-F of the NDPS Act, a police spokesman said.

He said the attachment proceedings were conducted strictly in accordance with the prescribed legal procedure and in the presence of two independent witnesses.

As per the attachment order, the owner has been restrained from selling, leasing, transferring, altering, or creating any third-party interest in the said property until further orders, the police said.