Police demolish illegal structure belonging to drug peddler
Srinagar, June 4: Police on Thursday said that under the ongoing Nasha Mukt Jammu & Kashmir Abhiyaan , Police, in coordination with the Revenue Department, demolished an illegally constructed three-storeyed residential structure worth approximately ₹2 crore belonging to a notorious drug peddler identified as Sheikh Tasaduq S/o Ghulam Mohammad Sheikh R/o Mumkhan Mohalla, Rainawari, Srinagar, a police spokesman said.
He said that police said that the accused is involved in multiple NDPS cases, including FIR No. 112/2019 under Sections 8/20, 18, 21, 29 NDPS Act registered at Police Station Awantipora and FIR No. 81/2023 under Sections 8/21, 29 NDPS Act registered at Police Station Budgam. Additionally, his spouse, Sheikh Maroofa, is also involved in FIR No. 217/2025 under Section 8/22 NDPS Act registered at Police Station Pulwama.
During a comprehensive inquiry and verification of the assets owned and possessed by the accused, it was established that the three-storeyed concrete structure had been raised over encroached State land and was allegedly constructed from proceeds generated through illicit narcotics trafficking. The action has also resulted in the recovery of valuable Government land worth crores from illegal occupation.
Further investigation revealed that the property constituted illegally acquired assets and represented the financial gains derived from unlawful narcotics activities, apart from being an unauthorized encroachment on State land, he added.
Upon completion of all requisite legal formalities and in accordance with due process of law, the structure was demolished in the presence of the concerned Revenue authorities.
