Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Mar 12: Jammu and Kashmir Police have booked six infamous drug peddlers under the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (PIT-NDPS Act) in Srinagar and lodged them in different jails. The drug peddlers have been identified as Imtiyaz Ahmad Sheikh, a resident of Beigh Mohalla Allochibagh presently staying at Sharja Bemina, Abid Rasool Dar of Check Kalan Kanihama B.K.Pora, Raza Rauf Mirjan of Gulshan Abad Hyderpora, Azan Parviaz Glitsaaz of Kani Mohalla Rainawari, Javaid Ahmad Wani of Sonwar presently residing at Gasoo and Danish Ahmad Bhat of Panzinara have been booked under PIT-NDPS Act after obtaining the formal detention orders from Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir on the basis of dossiers prepared by Srinagar police against them, police said on Wednesday. The drug peddlers have been detained and subsequently lodged in district jails of Udhampur, Poonch, and Rajouri. The accused drug peddlers were found involved in the peddling of narcotics among the youth of Srinagar on an alarming scale. Besides, they were also involved in several NDPS Act cases of various police stations of Srinagar. "Despite several NDPS Act cases registered against them, they did not mend their ways after getting bailed out from courts and were brazenly promoting drugs among the youth of the valley, especially in Srinagar, through their illegal narcotics network," police said, adding that "police have also set into motion the process to attach their properties under the provisions of the PIT-NDPS Act." Police have also informed people to provide any information related to drug dealers/peddlers in Srinagar through the official helpline number 9596770550.
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