UDHAMPUR, DEC 28 – In a major action against drug trafficking, Udhampur Police on Wednesday attached immovable and movable properties worth approximately ?2 crore belonging to two alleged drug peddlers in separate cases registered under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act at Police Station Rehambal.
The attachments were carried out under Section 68(F) of the NDPS Act following financial investigation and linkage analysis establishing that the assets were acquired through proceeds of illicit narcotics trafficking, police said.
In the first case, immovable property worth around 1.30 crore belonging to Shakti Singh, son of Tarlok Singh and a resident of Ward No. 17, Shankar Nagar, Udhampur, was attached in connection with FIR No. 72/2025 registered under Sections 8, 21 and 22 of the NDPS Act at Police Station Rehambal. The attached property comprises a pucca residential house along with one kanal of land falling under Khasra No. 491/593, situated at Shankar Nagar in Udhampur district.
In the second case, immovable and movable properties valued at approximately 70 lakh belonging to Koushal Sharma alias Biru, son of Kaka Ram and a resident of Kambal Danga, Udhampur, were attached in connection with FIR No. 113/2025 registered under Sections 8, 21 and 22 of the NDPS Act at the same police station. The attached assets include a pucca residential house along with one kanal of land under Khasra No. 618 at Kambal Danga, Udhampur, and a Mahindra Bolero vehicle bearing registration number JK14G-7724.
Police said that during the course of investigation, detailed financial scrutiny and backward linkage analysis revealed that the properties were acquired using proceeds from narcotics trafficking. Based on these findings, the competent authority issued attachment orders, and further proceedings under the NDPS Act are underway.
With this action, Udhampur Police’s total value of properties attached under NDPS cases for the current year has reached ?21.5 crore, reflecting intensified efforts against drug peddling in the district.(KNS)
