Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar, May 8: Anantnag Police today attached properties worth around Rs 6.5 crore belonging to an alleged narcotics network in what officials described as the single largest narcotics-related property attachment in J&K so far.
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The action was carried out under Section 68-F of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act against Bashir Ahmad Mir, son of Gul Mohammad Mir, and his family members, residents of Doonipora Sangam in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district.
Police said the attachment proceedings followed an enquiry conducted under Chapter VA of the NDPS Act, which revealed that the family had allegedly amassed movable and immovable assets disproportionate to their known lawful sources of income.
According to officials, the enquiry established that the properties were jointly held by the family members and were suspected to have been acquired through proceeds generated from illicit narcotics trade.
The attached properties include double-storeyed residential houses at Doonipora Sangam, a newly constructed residential house, a commercial building operating as “Muskan Restaurant” at Sangam, around 211 marlas of land in the Sangam and Naina areas, and a Hyundai Creta vehicle bearing registration number JK03H-5758.
Police said the total estimated value of the attached and seized assets stands at approximately Rs 6.5 crore.
During the investigation, police also cited multiple narcotics-related cases registered against members of the family over the years.
These include FIR No. 213/2024 registered at Police Station Bijbehara under Sections 8/15 and 29 of the NDPS Act involving the recovery of 58.90 kilograms of poppy straw from Bashir Ahmad Mir.
Another case, FIR No. 191/2020 under Section 8/20 of the NDPS Act, involved the recovery of 500 grams of charas from the same accused.
Police also referred to FIR No. 232/2011 under Section 8/20 of the NDPS Act involving the recovery of 1.1 kilograms of charas from Gul Mohammad Mir, father of the accused.
In a statement, Anantnag Police said the action reflected its “firm resolve to dismantle the financial infrastructure of drug traffickers” and ensure that proceeds generated through illegal narcotics trade are identified and brought under the ambit of law.
Police said the anti-narcotics campaign in the district would continue with “full determination” as part of the broader crackdown on drug abuse and trafficking in J&K.
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