Srinagar: As part of its intensified campaign against narcotics, Police in Sopore have booked two habitual drug peddlers under the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (PIT NDPS Act).
The offenders have been identified as Umar Farooq Sheikh, son of Farooq Ahmad Sheikh, resident of Seeloo Sopore and Abdul Hamid Mir, son of Abdul Rashid Mir, resident of Janwara Sopore.
“Both are repeat offenders with multiple NDPS cases against them. Despite repeated preventive actions, they continued to indulge in the narcotics trade, posing a persistent threat to public health and safety.