In a major action against drug trafficking, Jalandhar (Rural) Police seized properties worth Rs 84,52,750 from individuals involved in four NDPS cases. The confiscation was confirmed by the Competent Authority in New Delhi, following proposals submitted by the police over the past four months.
Senior Superintendent of Police, Harkamal Preet Singh Khakh, explained that the confiscations were carried out under Chapter 5A of the NDPS Act. This law allows law enforcement agencies to seize, freeze, and take ownership of properties bought with drug-related money.
These properties are now officially in the name of the Government of India, and further legal steps, such as auctions, will follow the usual procedures.
The seized properties include a Maruti Swift Dzire car, valued at Rs 3,50,000, belonging to Harish Kumar alias Monu from Kapurthala. It was linked to an FIR filed in Shahkot on March 15, 2020.
In another case, a 9-marla plot worth Rs 52,00,000 was frozen in connection with Lakhvir Chand from Hoshiarpur, linked to an FIR filed in Bhogpur on May 26, 2020.
Prem Singh from Mehatpur had his plot of 11 kanal and 1 marla, valued at Rs 8,28,750, frozen. This property was tied to an FIR filed in Mehatpur on July 19, 2013.
Additionally, Sonu Kumar from Maqsudan had his 5-marla residential house, valued at Rs 20,74,000, frozen. The property was linked to several FIRs filed in Adampur and Noormahal in 2005, 2008, and 2009.
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