SRINAGAR 16 May : Police and the district administration in South Kashmir’s Kulgam district jointly demolished the residential house of an alleged husband-and-wife drug peddling duo, officials said on Saturday.
The demolished property belonged to alleged drug peddlers Nafeez Ahmad Dar, son of Mohammad Ramzan Dar, a resident of Brazloo Jagir, and his wife Rukiya Jan.
According to police records, Nafeez Ahmad Dar is involved in FIR No. 143/2020 under Section 8/15 of the NDPS Act registered at Police Station Yaripora, and FIR No. 10/2021 under Section 8/20 of the NDPS Act registered at Police Station Kulgam.
His wife, Rukiya Jan, is also facing multiple narcotics-related cases, including FIR No. 27/2023 under Sections 8/20 and 21 of the NDPS Act registered at Police Station Anantnag, and FIR No. 10/2024 under Section 8/21 of the NDPS Act registered at Police Station Yaripora. She is currently lodged in Central Jail Srinagar.
Police said the action forms part of an ongoing drive to eradicate the drug menace and dismantle the infrastructure used by drug traffickers in the region. (KNC)
