Jammu and Kashmir Police attached properties of four drug peddlers, including a woman, in Srinagar and Pulwama districts on Wednesday, an official spokesperson said.
In Srinagar, police attached a residential property and land valued at approximately `75 lakh under the provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, the police spokesperson said.
The attached properties, a shared double-storey house and 2.5 marlas (1 marla is equal to 272.251 sq ft) of shared land (out of a total of 15 marlas), are located at Kenihama, BK Pora, Nowgam, they said.
According to revenue records, the property is registered in the name of the father of Parwaiz Ahmad Ganie alias Pawa, who is lodged in Kathua district jail under the Public Safety Act (PSA), the spokesperson said.
Parwaiz has been named in FIR under sections 8, 22 and 29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act at Nowgam police station, he said.
The investigation revealed that Parwaiz, being an active shareholder in the said property, holds a room in the residential house and 2.5 marlas of land. the property was attached under Section 68-F of the NDPS Act, the spokesperson said. He said the owner is now legally barred from selling, leasing, altering, or creating any third-party interest in the attached property under the provisions of law.