In a major crackdown against drug trafficking, Police and District Administration jointly demolished the residential house of an alleged husband-wife drug peddler duo in Kulgam district involved in multiple NDPS cases.
Officials said the demolished property belonged to notorious drug peddlers Nafeez Ahmad Dar, son of Mohd 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 presently lodged in Central Jail Srinagar.
Police said the action was part of the ongoing drive to eradicate the drug menace and dismantle the infrastructure used by drug peddlers in the region.(KNC)
