Archive · 31 Aug 2026
Doda Habitual Drug Peddler Detained Under PIT-NDPS Act
Police in Jammu and Kashmir detained Imtiaz Ahmad under a law used to prevent illegal drug trafficking.
Police described him as a habitual drug offender.
They said he had been involved in two earlier drug cases and had received bail.
Authorities said the detention was intended to stop further involvement in drug-related activities.
Ahmad was taken to Central Jail Kot Bhalwal in Jammu.
In a separate action in Reasi, three people were arrested after police found heroin in their vehicle.
Police said the heroin weighed 6.78 grams.
Another person, Deepak Kumar, was arrested with 4.50 grams of heroin.
Police also described Kumar as a habitual offender.
Imtiaz Ahmad was detained in Doda district under the PIT-NDPS Act.
Police said Ahmad had previously been involved in two NDPS cases, registered in 2022 and 2025.
Ahmad was lodged in Central Jail Kot Bhalwal after legal formalities were completed.
Three people were arrested in Reasi after police recovered 6.78 grams of heroin from a vehicle at Talwara.
Another alleged peddler, Deepak Kumar, was arrested near IRP Chowk with 4.50 grams of heroin.
- Who
- Imtiaz Ahmad was detained; Krishan Paul Singh, Romesh Singh, Vipan Singh and Deepak Kumar were arrested in related Reasi actions.
- What
- Ahmad was detained under the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, while four alleged peddlers were arrested in Reasi after heroin recoveries.
- When
- The actions were reported on Monday, August 31; the year is not specified in the report.
- Where
- Doda and Reasi districts in Jammu and Kashmir; Ahmad was lodged in Central Jail Kot Bhalwal in Jammu.
- Why
- Police said Ahmad’s preventive detention was intended to prevent activities prejudicial to efforts against illicit trafficking in narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances.
- Detained person
- Imtiaz Ahmad
- Detention law
- Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (PIT-NDPS) Act
- Previous cases
- Police said Ahmad was involved in two NDPS cases registered in 2022 and 2025.
- Detention location
- Central Jail Kot Bhalwal, Jammu
- Reasi recovery
- 6.78 grams of heroin was recovered from a vehicle at Talwara.
- Reasi arrests
- Krishan Paul Singh, Romesh Singh and Vipan Singh were arrested in the vehicle case.
- Additional recovery
- 4.50 grams of heroin was recovered from Deepak Kumar near Satyalta Junction, close to IRP Chowk.