Archive · 2 Oct 2026
Srinagar Police Bust Inter-State Narcotics Module, Arrest Eight
Police in Srinagar say they broke up a group accused of selling illegal drugs.
Eight people were arrested.
Police said they found several kinds of drugs, including heroin and codeine.
They also reported finding a pistol, a dagger, cash and gold.
Money in several bank accounts was frozen, and a house and two vehicles were attached.
Police said the drugs were brought into Kashmir from outside Jammu and Kashmir.
Searches were carried out in places including Chandigarh, Ambala and Panchkula.
One report said an accused was arrested in Bengaluru.
Two other alleged members are still missing, and the investigation is continuing.
Srinagar Police said they dismantled a downtown narcotics network and arrested eight alleged members.
Police reported recovering codeine, heroin, tramadol, tapentadol, pregabalin, a pistol and a dagger.
Detailed figures listed about Rs 85.76 lakh in cash and gold valued at about Rs 1.05 crore.
Authorities said Rs 1.07 crore in bank accounts was frozen, while a house and two vehicles were attached.
Raids and investigations extended to Srinagar, Chandigarh, Ambala, Panchkula and Bengaluru as police sought the network’s wider links.
- Who
- Srinagar Police, led by SSP Sundeep Chakravarthy, arrested eight alleged members; two others were reported absconding.
- What
- Police said they busted an alleged inter-state narcotics network and recovered drugs, weapons, cash, gold and other assets.
- When
- The arrests and recoveries were announced on Thursday during an investigation registered under FIR No. 135/2026.
- Where
- The alleged network operated in downtown Srinagar; searches were also conducted in Srinagar, Chandigarh, Ambala, Panchkula and, according to one report, Bengaluru.
- Why
- Police said the network procured or brought illegal pharmaceutical drugs from outside Jammu and Kashmir and supplied them in the region.
- Arrests
- Eight people were arrested; Faizan Firdous Khanday alias Farzan Pujj and Mohd Shahvar Aleem were reported absconding.
- Drug recoveries
- Approximately 3.830 kg codeine, 40 grams heroin, 414 tramadol tablets or capsules, 2,18,500 tapentadol tablets and 1,200 pregabalin capsules.
- Weapons
- Reports said police recovered a pistol; one report also mentioned a .32-calibre pistol with two empty magazines and a dagger.
- Cash recovered
- Detailed police figures listed approximately Rs 85,76,800; other reports cited Rs 85.75 lakh or Rs 86.76 lakh.
- Gold recovered
- Police listed 108 gold coins and 17 grams of MMTC-PAMP gold or jewellery, with a detailed total value of about Rs 1.05 crore.
- Financial and property action
- Police said approximately Rs 1.07 crore in bank accounts was frozen, and one house and two vehicles were attached.
- Police case
- FIR No. 135/2026 was registered at Safakadal Police Station under provisions of the NDPS Act, Arms Act and Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
- Reported discrepancies
- Reports differ on total cash and gold values; one account valued the gold coins at Rs 1.02 crore, another at Rs 1.27 crore, and another cited locker gold worth about Rs 2.20 crore.
