CHANDIGARH
\nIn a major crackdown, the Punjab Police on Tuesday froze assets, worth over Rs. 3.90 crore, belonging to eight Tarn Taran drug peddlers apprehended under various provisions of the NDPS Act.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
All movable and immovable assets of the smugglers have been frozen immediately after the police received clearance for the action from the Department of Revenue, Government of India – the Competent Authority in this case, according to an official spokesperson. The police had sought clearance for the same under the Smugglers & Foreign Exchange Manipulators (Forfeiture of Property) Act 1976 & u\/s 68F(2) of the NDPS Act 1985.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Giving details, a police spokesperson said the action was expected to act as a deterrent for drug smugglers and peddlers, to strengthen the campaign launched by the Captain Amarinder Singh government to wipe out the drug menace from the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The bulk of the assets frozen belong to Mukhtiar Singh @ Kaka s\/o Amrik Singh, against whom an FIR was lodged at PS Sarai Amanat Khan after seizure of 1 KG heroin. Police have frozen his properties worth over Rs. 1.20 Crores, including 65 canals 19 marlas of agricultural land, valued at Rs 83, 43, 750, beside a residential property worth Rs. 34, 29, 680.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In another case, property worth Rs. 73,22,500 Lakhs has been seized under FIR No 119, dated 9 July, 2012, against Sukhbir Singh s\/o Mukhtiar Singh of village Havelian.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Further, property of Jasbir Singh s\/o Channan Singh worth over Rs. 60 Lakhs, including agricultural land worth over Rs. 46 Lakhs and a residential property costing Rs. 14,01,160, has been attached. Police had recovered 1 kg heroin from his possession, and a case under section 15\/18\/22\/22\/61 of NDPS Act had been registered against him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Residential property worth Rs. 36 Lakhs, belonging to Dilsher Singh s\/o Surmukh Singh of village Havellian, against whom FIR No. 55 dated August 2, 2013, had been registered at Police Station Sarai Amanat Khan u\/s 21\/61\/85 of NDPS Act post recovery of 1.3 kgs heroin, has also been frozen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the case of Sukhraj Singh of village Ramuwal, Rs. 33.77 Lakh worth of agricultural and residential property has been seized.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Agriculture Land and a residential house valuing over Rs 34 Lakhs of Sukhbir singh @ Samma s\/o Jagtar singh of village Kasel, PS Sarai Amanat Khan, has also been seized as part of the crackdown. Sukhbir has a case under FIR No 19 dated 19 July 2011 registered against him for possession of 2 kg heroin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Another property worth over Rs 46 Lakhs was seized from Chamkaur Singh s\/o Sukhdev Singh, r\/o Sarai Amant Khan, who was arrested for possessing 2.5 kg heroin in 2014. FIR No. 45 dated May 8, 2014 u\/s 21\/61\/85 NDPS Act was lodged against him at PS Sarai Amant Khan, said the spokesperson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the case of Balkar Singh s\/o Balwant Singh, who was arrested with 1 kg Heroin by Tarn Taran police, property worth Rs. 19 Lakhs has been seized under FIR No 76 dated June 16, 2014.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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