Residential structure belonging to drug peddler demolished in Srinagar

An illegally constructed three-storey residential operation belonging to a cause peddler was connected Thursday (June 4, 2026) demolished successful Srinagar, constabulary said.

Srinagar Police, successful coordination with the Revenue Department, demolished the operation belonging to cause peddler Sheikh Tasaduq astatine Mumkhan Mohalla successful Rainawari, a constabulary spokesperson said.

The residential operation was valued astatine ₹2 crore, the spokesperson said.

He said the enactment is portion of the police’s sustained crackdown against cause trafficking and narcotics-related crimes nether the ongoing Nasha Mukt Jammu and Kashmir Abhiyaan.

The accused is progressive successful aggregate NDPS cases registered astatine Awantipora and Budgam, the spokesperson said.

He said Tasaduq’s spouse, Sheikh Maroofa, is besides progressive successful an NDPS lawsuit registered astatine Pulwama.

During a broad enquiry and verification of the assets owned and possessed by the accused, it was established that the three-storeyed factual operation had been raised implicit encroached authorities onshore and was allegedly constructed from proceeds generated done illicit narcotics trafficking, the spokesperson said.

The enactment has besides resulted successful the betterment of invaluable authorities onshore worthy crores of rupees from amerciable occupation, helium added.

The probe has besides recovered that the spot constituted illegally acquired assets and represented the fiscal gains derived from unlawful narcotics activities, isolated from being an unauthorised encroachment connected authorities land, the spokesperson said.

Upon completion of each requisite ineligible formalities and successful accordance with owed process of law, the operation was demolished successful the beingness of the gross authorities, helium added.