Excelsior Correspondent
KATHUA; Dec 3: Police today attached property worth Rs. 1.08 crore belonging to three drug peddlers in the Kathua district under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (NDPS Act).
Police said the property was found as an illegally acquired asset during the course of the investigation and inquiry conducted by SHO Police Station (PS) Rajbagh Inspector, Rajeshwar Slathia under the command and guidance of SDPO Border, Dheeraj Singh Katoch and under the overall supervision of SSP Kathua Shobhit Saksena. The immovable property of three accused persons which has been attached included Raj Wali alias Sher Ali alias Shidu, son of Sattar Din of Jagatpur Maggar Khad, Lakhanpur district Kathua. The value of his freezed house is Rs 31.10 lakh.
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Another drug peddler whose property has been attached has been identified as Bagh Hussain, son of Lal Hussain of Maggar Khad Lakhanpur, Kathua. The value of his freezed house is Rs 47.73 lakh and third drug peddler who was identified as Bagh Hussain, son of Mir Ali of Maggarkhad Lakhanpur, Kathua. The Value of his freezed house is Rs 29.34 lakh. The total value of all the three houses is Rs 1.08 crore, police said.
The action against the accused persons was taken U/S 68F read with Section 68 E of NDPS Act. During investigation of case FIR No 30/2023 U/S 8/21/22/29 of NDPS Act it was surfaced that the property which has been acquired is a result of illicit sale of narcotics, police added.
The property was, prima facie, acquired by the owners from illicit trafficking in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances. The drug peddlers were involved in the case and action was taken U/S 68(E) & 68 (F) of NDPS Act of 1985.
This action of the Kathua police is the part of relentless efforts to curb the menace of drug peddling in the district, police said. This action reaffirms the commitment of district police Kathua to combat the drug menace, police added.
Local people of the area have hailed the initiative of the Kathua police with regard to the attachment of immoveable property that has been raised or used for illicit trafficking of narcotics by the drug peddlers in the Kathua district.
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