A surrendered militant of the Hizb outfit was arrested for selling narcotic substances in the Gandoh area of Doda district, Jammu and Kashmir Police said on Sunday.
In a statement issued to The Chenab Times, Doda Police said that on November 27, 2022, a case FIR No. 88/2022 U/S 8/20 NDPS Act was registered at Police Station Gandoh in which one drug peddler, namely Adil Iqbal alias Adil Hussain, son of Mohd Iqbal Batt, resident of Manoie Tehsil Chilly Pingal, was arrested on the spot and his co-accused, a surrendered militant, namely Anayatullah Khan son of Lal Din Khan, resident of Sanwara Tehsil Gandoh, fled from the spot.
“After the hectic efforts of a police party led by SHO P/S Gandoh, Inspector Sh Vikram Singh, assisted by PSI Arhie Bhushan, arrested the said drug peddler/surrendered militant from Bagli Modh of Gandoh,” the statement reads.
It is pertinent to mention here that according to police, the above-named surrender militant and drug smuggler was earlier involved in a number of FIRs of Police Station Gandoh, viz., case FIR No. 128/2006 U/S 366 RPC 7/27 A Act, FIR No. 94/2010 U/S 354, 323 RPC, FIR No. 20/2012 U/S 354, 323 RPC, FIR No. 24/2014 U/S 451, 323, 504 RPC and FIR No. 70/2020 U/S 457, 380 IPC.
The backward and forward links of the drug peddlers are being ascertained during further investigation of the case.
The Chenab Times News Desk