Properties worth Rs 1crore attached under NDPS Act

Anantnag Police on Monday said it has attached properties valued at Rs 1 crore under the provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.

A police spokesperson said in Nowshera Srigufwara, a single-storey residential house and land, valued at Rs 20 lakh, belonging to Bilal Ahmad Rather, a resident of Nowshera, Srigufwara, have been attached.

Bilal is implicated in a case registered under the NDPS Act, linked to the recovery of a substantial quantity of narcotic substances, the police said.

According to police, a residential house on a one kanal plot worth Rs 40 lakh, belonging to Mohammad Ashraf Ganaie, a resident of Sirhama Srigufwara, has been seized. Ganaie is involved in one case under the NDPS Act, related to the recovery of a significant quantity of contraband.

In South Kashmir, a residential house valued at Rs 40 lakh, owned by Rouf Ahmad Nanda, a resident of Ainoo Aishmuqam, has been attached.

Police said the seized properties will remain under the custody of authorities until legal proceedings are finalised.