SRINAGAR (VEN): Jammu and Kashmir Police booked a drug peddler under the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (PIT-NDPS) Act in Srinagar district of Kashmir valley on Monday.
“An infamous drug peddler namely Adil Rashid Bhat @Raj Tanker, son of Ab Rashid Bhat @Mama of Usmanabad Bemina has been booked by Srinagar Police under the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (PIT-NDPS) Act,” police said in a statement.
It is pertinent to mention here that the accused person is involved in several cases of drug peddling including case FIR No. 08/2021 u/s 8/22 NDPS Act of Police Station Shergari, 119/2022 u/s 8/21 NDPS Act of Police Station Baramulla and 30/2023 u/s 8/22,27 NDPS Act of PS Batamaloo.
“Keeping in view his persistent involvement in the illicit sale and distribution of drugs and narcotics through illegal network among the youth, a comprehensive dossier was prepared by Srinagar Police and the warrants for lodging him in jail under PIT-NDPS Act were obtained from Divisional Commissioner Kashmir,” the statement said.
“The accused kept evading his arrest and had fled to Jammu and then to Delhi. However, due to resolute efforts of Police, on 06-12-2024, he was apprehended by Police Station Batamaloo and has been lodged in Central Jail Srinagar to serve his detention,” the statement added. (VEN)
