Indian police attach properties worth Rs 5 crore in Srinagar
Srinagar: Indian police attached immovable properties worth nearly Rs 5 crore in Srinagar and adjoining districts, as part of the ongoing “Nasha Mukt Abhiyan – 100 Days Campaign, which analysts see as a pretext to punish innocent Kashmiris for supporting right to self-determination.
According to Kashmir Media Service, the attached assets include residential houses. Among those targeted were Bilal Ahmad Sheikh and Aneek Ahmad Sheikh of Larbal Beerwah, Budgam. A case has been registered against him at Police Station Saddar, Srinagar.
A single-storey and double-storey house belonging to them, valued at around Rs 80 lakh, were attached. A double-storey house worth nearly Rs 1 crore was also seized at Mini Colony Chanapora in in such a fake case registered at Police Station Chanapora.
Police further attached a three-storey house with attic in Jawahar Nagar belonging to Mohsin Ibrahim Naqash, valued at around Rs 1 crore.
A similar property belonging to Farhan Manzoor Pandit of Kursoo Rajbagh was seized in a case registered at Police Station Rajbagh, with an estimated value of Rs 50 lakh.
In Karan Nagar, a double-storey house belonging to Fayaz Ahmad Rather of Ajas Bandipora was attached. At Bakshiabad Bemina, a double-storey house belonging to Abid Hassan Dar, valued at nearly Rs 1.7 crore, was attached.
All attachments were carried out under Sections 68-E and 68-F of the NDPS Act in the presence of executive magistrates, revenue officials and independent witnesses.
The operation is part of intensified crackdown, including raids, arrests and property attachments, underway for the past several months.
