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Nurpur Police Attach Drug Trafficker’s Assets Worth Rs 48.30 Lakh Under NDPS Act

Dharamshala, Oct 30 (UNI) The Nurpur Police have attached assets of one Shamsher Singh, worth Rs 48.30 lakh, allegedly acquired through drug trafficking, under the provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, as part of the ongoing anti-chitta campaign in Himachal Pradesh.
Police on Friday told UNI that they took action against Shamsher Singh, son of Gurdial Singh, a resident of Damtal in Indora tehsil, Kangra district.
The competent authority and administrator, New Delhi, issued an order on October 22, 2026, under Sections 68-I(1) and 68-I(3) of the NDPS Act, 1985, forfeiting the accused's assets free from all encumbrances.
The forfeited assets include a two-storey residential house with a basement, ground floor and first floor at Channi village in Indora tehsil, valued at Rs 45,90,557, along with cash amounting to Rs 2,40,440, allegedly generated through the illegal drug trade.
The total value of the attached assets stands at Rs 48,30,997.
Damtal police served the formal order on the accused on October 29 under Section 68-U of the NDPS Act, directing him to hand over possession of the forfeited property to the concerned department.
Nurpur Additional Superintendent of Police said the anti-chitta campaign was not limited to drug seizures and arrests but also targeted the financial networks of drug traffickers by identifying, investigating and forfeiting properties acquired through illegal activities.
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