Jammu: In a significant move to curb the drug menace and dismantle narcotics networks, the Anantnag Police attached properties worth Rs 1 crore under the provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.
Details disclosed by the District Police Headquarters, Anantnag, reveal that the police attached a single-storey residential house and one Kanal of land, valued at Rs 20 lakhs, belonging to Bilal Ahmad Rather, the son of Wali Mohammad Rather, a resident of Nowshera, Srigufwara in Anantnag district. Bilal was implicated in FIR No. 57/2021 under Section 8/18 of the NDPS Act, related to the recovery of a substantial quantity of narcotic substances.
In another case, a residential house on a one-kanal plot of land, worth Rs 40 lakhs, belonging to Mohammad Ashraf Ganaie, the son of Mohammad Ramzan Ganaie, a resident of Sirhama, Srigufwara, has been seized. Ganaie was implicated in FIR No. 99/2021 under the NDPS Act, tied to the recovery of a significant quantity of contraband.
Additionally, a residential house valued at Rs 40 lakhs, owned by Rouf Ahmad Nanda, son-in-law of Gull Mohammad Tantray, a resident of Ainoo, Aishmuqam, has been attached. Nanda was implicated in FIR No. 34/2022 under Sections 8/15-29 of the NDPS Act. The seized properties will remain under the custody of authorities until legal proceedings are concluded. These decisive actions aim to disrupt the financial infrastructure of drug trafficking networks and send a strong message to offenders, according to the police.
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