Kulgam, May 16 — Police, along with the district administration, on Friday demolished the residential house of an alleged husband-wife drug peddler duo in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district in connection with cases registered under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.
Officials said the demolished property belonged to alleged drug peddler Nafeez Ahmad Dar, son of Mohammad Ramzan Dar, a resident of Brazloo Jagir in Kulgam, and his wife Rukiya Jan.
According to police records, Nafeez Ahmad Dar is named in multiple narcotics-related cases, including 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.
Police said his wife, Rukiya Jan, is also facing several NDPS cases. These include 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.
Officials said Rukiya Jan is currently lodged in Central Jail Srinagar in connection with the narcotics cases.
The demolition was carried out jointly by police and the district administration as part of ongoing action against alleged drug peddlers and properties linked to narcotics offences in the district.