Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Sept 12: Police in Srinagar today attached a residential house worth Rs 50 lakh under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.
The property, police said, belongs to Waseem Ahmad Bafanda, son of Ghulam Ahmad Bafanda, a resident of Lachmanpora, Dandrkha, Batamaloo.
“The accused person is a notorious drug peddler and he has a history of involvement in drug peddling, primarily targeting local youth, thereby posing a grave threat to public health and safety,” police said.
According to authorities, the attached property comprises a single-storey residential house constructed on land measuring 5 marlas and 68 square feet, bearing Khasra No. 339, and valued at approximately Rs 50 lakh.
The action pertains to case FIR No. 01/2025 under Sections 8/21, 29 of the NDPS Act registered at Police Station Zadibal, police said.
Investigations, police added, revealed that the property was acquired through proceeds from illicit drug trafficking.
Police further noted that the property cannot be sold, transferred, or otherwise dealt with without prior approval from the competent authority.
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