Notices issued to attach peddlers’ assets

Jalandhar: Jalandhar Rural police have issued notices for attachment of property and vehicles worth Rs 40.3 crore belonging to six persons, who had allegedly amassed these with the proceeds from drug peddling, in Rerwan village in Shahkot subdivision. SSP Mukhwinder Singh Bhullar said these notices had been issued following orders by the competent authority of the central government under the provisions of the NDPS Act. He said that these notices were issued on the properties and moveable assets of Kulwant Singh, Varinderpal Singh, Sukhpreet Singh, Jaswinder Singh, Dilbag Singh and Swaran Singh, who had procured these from the drug trade. The notices of attachment have been pasted on a farm house worth Rs 50 lakh, a residential house worth Rs 2 crore, agricultural land measuring 32 acres worth Rs 4 crore and vehicles. TNN

Police serve notice to attach properties of 3 Mukhtar aides

Police in Varanasi visited the homes of three close aides of jailed mafia leader Mukhtar Ansari to serve notices of property attachment. The three individuals are wanted in a 1996 kidnapping case and have been accused of murder in a recent case. They are members of Ansari's gang and have been evading authorities. The police have begun the process of attaching their properties, as the loss caused by Ansari's gang has exceeded Rs 1000 crore.

Hry NCB attaches 342 assets of drug offenders

Haryana's Narcotics Control Bureau has seized and attached 342 properties worth Rs 43 crore belonging to major drug offenders in the state. The assets were acquired through illegal drug trafficking activities and can be forfeited under the NDPS Act. The crackdown on drug traffickers in Haryana has led to the detention of nine individuals, with over 40 more identified for detention. In other news, a notorious drugs smuggler has been arrested in Jaipur, and police in Varanasi are serving notices to attach properties of associates of jailed mafia leader Mukhtar Ansari.