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Shimla Police Freeze Assets Worth Rs 74 Lakh Under NDPS Act
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News18•17-10-2026, 19:00
Shimla Police Freeze Assets Worth Rs 74 Lakh Under NDPS Act
- •Police have frozen assets worth Rs 74.12 lakh belonging to an accused named Ramesh Kumar arrested under the NDPS Act.
- •The action follows a case registered at Jawali police station on October 6, 2025, involving commercial narcotics.
- •The frozen properties include a two-storey residential and commercial building worth Rs 68.99 lakh and a tractor valued at Rs 5.13 lakh.
- •Authorities stated that adequate documentary evidence and income-tax records for the asset purchases were not furnished during proceedings.
- •Police across the state have seized approximately Rs 30.70 crore in illicit assets as part of an ongoing anti-drug trafficking campaign.
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Police froze assets worth Rs 74.12 lakh belonging to an accused named Ramesh Kumar, which include a two-storey residential building-cum-shopping complex valued at Rs 68.99 lakh in Labh village and a tractor purchased for Rs 5.13 lakh in 2019.
Police Station Jawali issued the freezing order on September 18 under Section 68F(1) of the NDPS Act and forwarded it to the competent authority for confirmation.
The financial investigation revealed that adequate documentary evidence, such as income-tax returns and bank statements establishing the legitimate source of funds for purchasing the tractor in 2019, was not furnished.