Pulwama, Mar 16 (KNS) : Police in Pulwama have attached properties worth crores of a "notorious" drug peddler in Kunjipora village of Pulwama district.
Officials said that four properties, worth more than a crore rupees, belonging to one of the most notorious drug peddler, Mukhtar Ahmad Bhat son of Ghulam Rasool Bhat of Kunjipora have been attached under 68 F (1) NDPS Act by police station Pulwama.
Official sources said that the police team was led by SHO Pulwama Zahoor Ahmad, which attached the properties after months of painstaking investigations.
The attached properties include his double stories under construction house, a shopping complex and a car washing centre.
They said he had amassed properties in this illegal trade and also spread this menace among other youth of Kunjipora and other areas.
Local residents of the area and Pulwama district in general have hailed the legal action against the drug peddler.
They have appreciated the police for their attempts to curb drug peddling in the district and urged to take action against other drug peddlers also. (KNS)