CRACKDOWN ON DRUG MAFIA CONTINUES; J&K POLICE KATHUA ATTACHES IMMOVABLE PROPERTY WORTH ₹ 1.25 CRORE (Market Value) OF A DRUG PEDDLER AT CHAPPER..
Kathua, 26 May: J&K Police Kathua today attached immovable property comprising Shops/Dhaba with a total estimated value of approximately ₹1.25 crore( Market Value), belonging to a Drug Peddler namely Sudesh Mehta S/o Parkash Chand R/o Chapper Tehsil Hiranagar District Kathua under the provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (NDPS Act) 1985. .
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. Kathua, SDPO Border, & SHO PS Hiranagar.*
During the investigation, it was found that the Drug Peddler namely Sudesh Mehta S/o Parkash Chand R/o Chapper Tehsil Hiranagar possessed immovable property (Shops/Dhabha) valued at approximately ₹ 1.25 crores, situated at Chapper Morh Hiranagar, which was prima facie acquired through proceeds generated from illicit trafficking of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances.
Today, in presence of the Revenue/PWD and R&B Department, a team led by SDPO Border and SHO P/S Hiranagar 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.
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*