Srinagar, Oct 15 (KNO): Srinagar Police has frozen and attached multiple residential properties and a vehicle worth over Rs 13.43 crore in a major crackdown targeting drug trafficking and its financial networks.
The coordinated operation was conducted by Police Stations Khanyar, Pantha Chowk, Shalteng, Safakadal, Soura and Ahmadnagar across different sub-divisions of Srinagar.
According to a statement issued to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), the assets were identified during financial investigations and are allegedly linked to proceeds from illicit drug trafficking. The action has been initiated under Sections 68-E and 68-F of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985, following the prescribed legal procedures.
Police Station Khanyar attached five assets valued at approximately Rs 8 crore. These include a three-storeyed residential house on seven marlas of land in Budoobagh, Khanyar, valued at Rs 1.60 crore and allegedly belonging to Aijaz Ahmad Bhat, son of Bashir Ahmad Bhat. The action is linked to FIR No. 37/2022.
A Volkswagen Polo, bearing registration number DL3CBW-3549 and valued at Rs 6.50 lakh, allegedly belonging to Aaqib Hyder Khan, son of Mohammad Ayoub Khan of Ghat No. 01, Dalgate, was also attached in connection with FIR No. 46/2025.
Police also attached a three-storeyed residential house with 12 marlas of land, valued at Rs 2.50 crore, allegedly belonging to Majid Ashraf Wani, son of Mohammad Ashraf Wani of Sheeshgari Mohalla, Khanyar. The property is linked to FIR No. 47/2022.
Two more residential properties allegedly belonging to Shabir Ahmad Bangroo, son of Gh. Qadir Bangroo of Bangroo Mohalla, Safakadal, were attached. These include a three-storeyed house on 11 marlas and 145 square feet of land, valued at Rs 2.80 crore, and a single-storeyed house on five marlas of land, valued at Rs 1.10 crore. The action is linked to FIR No. 07/2016, registered at Police Station Khanyar.
Police Station Pantha Chowk attached a concrete residential house in Khanmoh, valued at Rs 1.24 crore, allegedly belonging to Saqib Bashir Bhat alias Sakpal, son of Bashir Ahmad Bhat. The accused is linked to three NDPS cases registered at Police Stations Pampore, Banihal and Khrew under FIR Nos. 106/2024, 128/2025 and 55/2026, respectively.
At Shalteng, police froze a two-storeyed residential house built on one kanal of land in Panzinara, Srinagar, valued at Rs 1.21 crore. The property allegedly belongs to Danish Ahmad Bhat, son of Ab. Ahad Bhat, and is linked to FIR No. 43/2023. Police said the property was identified during the investigation and the freezing order was duly served.
Police Station Safakadal attached a three-storeyed residential house with an attic, valued at Rs 10,15,383, allegedly belonging to Faizan Firdous Khanday alias Farzan Pujj, son of Firdous Ahmad Khanday of Malik Sahib, Safakadal. The case is registered under Sections 8/22, 25, 27A and 29 of the NDPS Act, Sections 3/4/25 of the Arms Act and Section 111 of the BNS. The attachment is part of the ongoing investigation into an alleged organised drug trafficking network.
Police Station Ahmadnagar froze a residential house valued at approximately Rs 1 crore, allegedly belonging to Adil Ahmad Patoo, son of Ali Mohd Patoo of Shah Mohalla, Ahmadnagar. The property was identified during a financial investigation under Section 68-E of the NDPS Act, and the proceedings were conducted in the presence of an Executive Magistrate.
Police Station Soura also initiated freezing and attachment proceedings against a residential house in Umar Colony-B, Lal Bazar, allegedly belonging to Khalid Nazir Chiloo, son of Nazir Ahmad Chiloo. The property is valued at Rs 1,18,00,751, excluding the land value, and is linked to FIR No. 23/2025. The proceedings were carried out in the presence of an Executive Magistrate and local witnesses.
In a separate action, Police Station Ahmadnagar froze and attached another residential house valued at Rs 80 lakh, allegedly belonging to Adil Ahmad Patoo of Shah Mohalla, Ahmadnagar. The action is linked to FIR No. 16/2023, registered at Police Station Ahmadnagar.
Srinagar Police said the coordinated action reflects its sustained efforts to target the financial resources that support drug trafficking networks, going beyond arrests and the seizure of narcotic substances.
By tracing and attaching assets allegedly acquired through illicit drug proceeds, the police aims to dismantle the financial infrastructure sustaining organised narcotic activities.
Reiterating its zero-tolerance policy towards drug trafficking, Srinagar Police said it remains committed to pursuing offenders, disrupting their networks and taking legal action against assets allegedly acquired through illegal proceeds.
The police said the campaign would continue with renewed determination to protect the youth of Kashmir and safeguard society from the menace of drugs—(KNO)