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“Police connected Tuesday (May 26, 2026) attached an immovable spot worthy astir ₹1.25 crore belonging to an alleged cause peddler successful Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua territory nether the provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act,” officials said.
“The attached spot comprises shops and a dhaba located astatine Chapper Morh successful Hiranagar and belongs to Sudesh Mehta, lad of Parkash Chand, a nonmigratory of Chapper colony successful the district,” they said.
According to police, the spot was identified arsenic illegally acquired during the people of an probe and was prima facie recovered to person been purchased utilizing proceeds generated from illicit trafficking of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances. Officials said the attachment was carried retired nether applicable Sections of the NDPS Act.
“A constabulary squad formally attached the spot successful the beingness of officials from the Revenue, Public Works, and Roads and Buildings (R&B) Departments,” they said.
“During the investigation, it surfaced that the property, with an estimated marketplace worth of ₹1.25 crore, had allegedly been acquired done income generated from narcotics-related activities,” constabulary said.
Local residents welcomed the move, describing it arsenic a important measurement successful curbing the cause menace and dismantling the fiscal networks of cause traffickers successful the district.
Police reiterated their committedness to intensifying the crackdown connected cause trafficking by targeting some narcotics networks and assets allegedly created done the proceeds of the amerciable trade.
