Udhampur Police attach Rs 2 crore properties of drug peddlers

Jammu, Dec 27: Udhampur Police on Friday intensified its offensive against narcotics trafficking by attaching movable and immovable properties worth approximately Rs 2 crore in two separate NDPS cases, raising the total value of properties attached in the district during the current year to Rs 21.5 crore.

Sharing details of fresh action, Udhampur police said that in the first case, immovable property worth approximately 1.30 crore rupees belonging to Shakti Singh, son of Tarlok Singh, resident of Ward No. 17, Shankar Nagar, Udhampur, was attached in connection with FIR No. 72/2025 U/S 8/21/22 NDPS Act of Police Station Rehambal.

The attached property includes a pucca residential house along with 01 Kanal of land falling under Khasra No. 491/593, situated at Shankar Nagar, District Udhampur.

In the second case, immovable and movable properties worth approximately rupees 70 Lakh belonging to Koushal Sharma @ Biru son of Kaka Ram resident of Kambal Danga, Udhampur have been attached in connection with FIR No. 113/2025 U/S 8/21/22 NDPS Act of Police Station Rehambal.

The attached properties include a pucca residential house along with 01 Kanal of land falling under Khasra No. 618, situated at Kambal Danga, District Udhampur and vehicle Mahindra Bolero bearing Registration number JK14G-7724.

During the course of investigation, detailed financial scrutiny and backward linkage analysis established that the above-mentioned properties were acquired through proceeds of illicit narcotics trafficking, police said in an official statement.

Based on these findings, the competent authority has passed the attachment orders today, and further proceedings under the NDPS Act are underway.

Udhampur Police’s NDPS property attachment tally for the year has now reached Rs 21.5 crore, showcasing its sustained offensive against drug peddlers, it further informed.