 Early Times Report
Jammu, June 25: In a continued crackdown on drug trafficking and terrorism, police on Wednesday attached a residential property—comprising a two-storeyed house and adjoining land valued at approximately Rs 1 crore—belonging to an alleged drug peddler, Parvaiz Ahmed Bhat, in Srinagar district.
Bhat, a resident of Takanwari, Karnabal, is named in an FIR registered in 2024 under Sections 8, 20, and 29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act at Sangam Police Station. He is currently detained under the PIT-NDPS Act, police confirmed.
This action marks the latest in a series of property attachments targeting individuals involved in narcotics and terrorism. In the past 10 days alone, police have attached the properties of four terrorists and one narco-terrorist across the Union Territory. Law enforcement agencies have adopted a firm strategy of property seizures to curb militancy, drug trafficking, and other anti-social activities—an approach that is emerging as an effective deterrent and a means to maintain public order.
On Monday, police in Udhampur district attached a plot of land measuring 1.3 marlas (over 350 square feet) belonging to Mohammad Shafiq, a terror accused currently in judicial custody. The land, located in Kadwah villa This action marks the latest in a series of property attachments targeting individuals involved in narcotics and terrorism.
In the past 10 days alone, police have attached the properties of four terrorists and one narco-terrorist across the UT.
Law enforcement agencies have adopted a firm strategy of property seizures to curb terrorism, drug trafficking, and other anti-social activities.
In another case, on June 21, police in Handwara, north Kashmir, attached the properties of two individuals from Monbal—Mohammad Shafi Bara and Ghulam Mustafa. Both had crossed over to Pakistan and are believed to have been actively involved in terror activities, including coordinating cross-border attacks.
Earlier, on June 16, the State Investigation Agency (SIA) of Jammu and Kashmir Police attached the property of absconding Pakistan-based terrorist Abdul Hamid Lone in Kupwara district. The seized property comprises land parcels under Khasra Nos. 110-min (02 Kanals 03 Marlas) and 115-min (01 Kanal 16 Marlas) in Mawar Bala Qalamabad, Handwara.
The attachment, sanctioned by the NIA Court in Kulgam, follows Lone’s involvement in multiple terrorism-related offenses, as listed in FIR No. 02/2023 of Police Station CIK/SIA Kashmir. He is wanted under several sections of the UAPA and Section 120-B of the IPC and has been evading arrest.
These actions underscore the government's zero-tolerance approach toward terrorism and narcotics, signaling a robust legal and administrative response to threats against peace and security. |
