J&K: Srinagar Police attach ₹4 crore drug peddler property in Budgam
Synopsis
Srinagar Police have struck at the financial roots of drug trafficking by attaching a ₹4 crore residential property in Budgam — a sign that J&K's anti-narcotics campaign is moving well beyond arrests into asset forfeiture. The action under Section 68-F of the NDPS Act signals a deliberate strategy to make drug dealing economically untenable.
Key Takeaways
Srinagar Police attached property worth ₹4 crore belonging to drug peddler Fayaz Ahmad Dar of Ichgam, Budgam on 10 August 2026 .
The assets include a two-storey house with attic and 5 kanals 17 marlas of land at Khasra numbers 415/416 .
Attachment was carried out under Section 68-F of the NDPS Act linked to FIR No.
04/2026 under Sections 8/21.
The action is part of the Nasha Mukt Jammu and Kashmir Abhiyan , targeting narco-financing networks.
Repeat offenders in J&K are additionally booked under the PIT-NDPS Act and Public Safety Act to prevent recidivism.
Srinagar Police on Monday, 10 August attached immovable property worth approximately ₹4 crore belonging to a Budgam-based drug peddler, in one of the district's larger narcotics-linked asset seizures under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985. The action targets wealth allegedly accumulated through the illicit narcotics trade in Jammu and Kashmir.
What Was Attached
The attached assets belong to Fayaz Ahmad Dar, son of Ghulam Hussain Dar, a resident of Ichgam, Budgam. The property comprises a two-storey residential house with an attic, along with 5 kanals and 17 marlas of land bearing Khasra numbers 415/416 at Ichgam. The combined market value is estimated at around ₹4 crore.
Legal Basis for the Action
The attachment was executed by Police Station Khanyar, Srinagar, in connection with FIR No. 04/2026 registered under Sections 8/21 of the NDPS Act. Authorities invoked Section 68-F of the NDPS Act, which empowers police to attach properties identified as proceeds of drug trafficking, even before a court conviction. This provision has been used with increasing frequency across Jammu and Kashmir in recent months.
Broader Crackdown Context
The seizure is part of Jammu and Kashmir Police's sustained campaign under the Nasha Mukt Jammu and Kashmir Abhiyan, which targets the financial infrastructure of drug networks rather than street-level enforcement alone. Hundreds of local and inter-state smugglers have been arrested under the NDPS Act, with recoveries including heroin (chitta), brown sugar, charas, and psychotropic substances. Repeat offenders are booked under preventive laws such as the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (PIT-NDPS) Act and the Public Safety Act (PSA) to keep them out of circulation.
Authorities have also routinely demolished or bulldozed illegal commercial structures and hideouts linked to narcotics offenders, alongside freezing and attaching land parcels and residential properties. Officials said the strategy is aimed at dismantling wider narco-terror financing networks operating in the region.
What Officials Said
'Srinagar Police remains committed to making the city drug-free and will continue strict action against traffickers, their associates and properties linked to narcotics,' officials stated. The police reiterated a zero-tolerance posture against drug trafficking across all districts of the Union Territory.
What Comes Next
The attached property will remain under state control pending legal proceedings. With Jammu and Kashmir Police continuing to identify and freeze assets linked to narcotics proceeds, further attachments in Srinagar and neighbouring districts are expected as investigations into drug financing networks deepen.
Point of View
Not just its foot soldiers. The use of Section 68-F before conviction is legally aggressive and will face scrutiny in courts, but it reflects a national pattern of deploying civil asset forfeiture as a deterrent. The real test is whether these attachments survive judicial challenge and translate into permanent state recovery, or become prolonged litigation that leaves peddlers' networks intact. The Nasha Mukt Abhiyan's credibility depends on the former.
NationPress
11 Aug 2026
Frequently Asked Questions
Whose property was attached by Srinagar Police in Budgam?
The property belongs to Fayaz Ahmad Dar, son of Ghulam Hussain Dar, a resident of Ichgam in Budgam district. He is identified by police as a notorious drug peddler, and the attachment is linked to FIR No. 04/2026 under Sections 8/21 of the NDPS Act.
What is the value and nature of the attached property?
The attached assets are valued at approximately ₹4 crore and include a two-storey residential house with an attic, along with 5 kanals and 17 marlas of land at Ichgam, Budgam, bearing Khasra numbers 415/416.
Under which law was the property attached?
The attachment was carried out under Section 68-F of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985, which allows authorities to attach properties identified as proceeds of drug trafficking pending trial.
What is the Nasha Mukt Jammu and Kashmir Abhiyan?
It is Jammu and Kashmir Police's overarching anti-narcotics campaign that goes beyond arresting peddlers to dismantling their financial networks — through asset attachment, demolition of illegal structures, and preventive detention of repeat offenders under the PIT-NDPS Act and Public Safety Act.
How widespread is the narcotics crackdown in Jammu and Kashmir?
Hundreds of local and inter-state smugglers have been arrested under the NDPS Act with recoveries of heroin, brown sugar, charas, and psychotropic substances. Police have also attached and frozen multiple properties across Srinagar and Budgam districts as part of the ongoing campaign.
