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J&K police Kathua attaches immovable property worth Rs 50 lacs of notorious drug peddler at Billawar
6/27/2026 10:39:47 PM
Early Times Report
KATHUA, June 27: J&K Police Kathua today attached an immovable property comprising a Single-Storey residential house with a total estimated value of approximately Rs 50 Lakhs (Market Value), belonging to drug peddler namely Pankaj Sharma S/o Dev Raj R/o Pallan Tehsil Billawar District Kathua under the provisions of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (NDPS Act).
The property was identified as illegally acquired during the course of investigation. The entire proceeding was conducted under the directions of SSP Kathua Ms. Mohita Sharma IPS alongwith SP Ops. Upper Kathua, SDPO Billawar, SHO Billawar
During the investigation, it was found that the drug peddler possessed immovable property Single Storey Residential House valued at approximately Rs 50 Lakhs, situated at Pallan, Billawar, which was prima facie acquired through proceeds generated from illicit trafficking of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances.
Today, in the presence of the Revenue Department, a team led by SDPO Billawar and SHO Billawar formally attached the said property under the provisions of Sections 68 A.2 (c) & E read with 68-F of the NDPS Act, 1985.
During the investigation, it surfaced that the property had been acquired as a result of proceeds from narcotics-related activities. Since the property was prima facie found to have been acquired through illicit trafficking in narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances, it was attached in accordance with the law.
The drug Peddler Pankaj Sharma S/o Dev Raj R/o Pallan Tehsil Billawar District Kathua has been involved in many NDPS Act Cases the detail is as :-
FIR No. 04/2022 U/S 8/21/22/NDPS Act of P/S Rajbagh.
FIR No. 110/2023 U/S 8/21/22/29/ NDPS Act at PS Billawar.
FIR No. 87/2025 U/S 8/21/22/NDPS Act, 4/25 Arms Act of P/S Billawar.
Moreover, the subject has been lodged in District Jail Udhampur under PIT NDPS vide Div. Com. Order No. 45 of 2025 dated 19/07/2025.
Local residents have hailed the initiative of Kathua Police regarding the attachment of immovable property raised or used through illicit trafficking of narcotics by drug peddlers in Kathua district.
Kathua Police remains committed to its sustained crackdown against drug trafficking and reiterates its resolve to make the district drug-free by targeting both narcotics networks and illegally acquired assets of drug offenders. We also appeal to the people of Kathua District to come forward and share information about any such illegal activity by dialing 112 or 9858034100.
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