Srinagar Police Attach Drug Peddler’s Property Worth Rs 1 Crore Under NDPS Act

Srinagar Police Attach Drug Peddler’s Property Worth Rs 1 Crore Under NDPS Act
Lawaypora House and Land Seized for Links to Narcotics Trade
Zubair Sheikh’s History of Drug Crimes Spans Multiple Police Stations
Property Acquired Through Illicit Drug Proceeds, Say Police
Crackdown Aims to Dismantle Infrastructure Behind Narcotic Network

Srinagar, July 11, KNT: In a decisive action to counter the drug trade and dismantle the infrastructure sustaining it, Srinagar Police on Friday attached a residential property worth approximately Rs 1 crore under provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.

According to a police statement, the seized property comprises a single-storey residential house and 17 marlas of land situated in Lawaypora, Srinagar. The property is registered in the name of Zubair Ahmad Sheikh, son of the late Gulzar Ahmad Sheikh—a notorious drug peddler with a long trail of criminal cases across Jammu and Kashmir.

Zubair Ahmad Sheikh is the main accused in FIR No. 39/2025 under Sections 8/21 and 29 of the NDPS Act registered at Police Station Shalteng. The police said he has persistently targeted local youth, pushing them into drug addiction, and continues to pose a grave threat to public health and community well-being.

The statement further revealed that Sheikh has been involved in multiple narcotics and criminal cases, including:

• FIR No. 16/2020 under Sections 378, 420, and 120B IPC at PS Parimpora

• FIR No. 73/2020 under Sections 420, 379 IPC at PS Parimpora

• FIR No. 170/2019 under Sections 420, 411, 120B, 204, and 468 IPC at PS Sumbal

• FIR No. 61/2023 under Sections 341, 323 IPC at PS Shalteng

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• FIR No. 08/2024 under Section 8/21 NDPS Act at PS Pattan

• FIR No. 61/2024 under Sections 8/20, 21 NDPS Act at PS Shalteng

• FIR No. 39/2025 under Sections 8/21, 29 NDPS Act at PS Shalteng

Police said that their investigations established that the Lawaypora property was purchased using the proceeds from illegal narcotics trafficking. Acting under Sections 68-E and 68-F of the NDPS Act, authorities formally attached the property through legal channels.

“The property is now sealed and cannot be sold, transferred, or dealt with in any manner without the prior approval of the competent authority,” the police statement added.

This latest move marks a continuation of Srinagar Police’s intensified drive against drug syndicates and aims to send a strong message to those profiting off addiction and societal decay.