In a significant crackdown on drug trafficking networks, the district police have seized assets worth Rs 2.28 crore in two different cases registered under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985.

Addressing a press conference here, Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) City, Mehar Panwar, said on September 19, 2024, a case under the NDPS act was registered in Police Station, Kotkhai and a detailed financial investigation in the case was carried out against 17 accused by the police this year.

She said during the investigation, police found that the accused had accumulated assets worth Rs 2.05 crore, including 16 vehicles, two residential flats in Chopra Apartments, Solan, along with another residential building.

“An investigation revealed that the accused had acquired these assets by using drug money as they did not have any known and legitimate source of income to acquire such assets. All the assets have now been seized by the police,” said the ASP. Providing the information about the second case, she said on April 21, 2026, the police had arrested an individual named Rishabh Kumar near Taradevi with 8 grams of chitta, which further led to an arrest of another individual named Badal alias Titla on April 25.

“A detailed financial investigation was conducted in the case during which police analyzed bank records, financial transactions, revenue records, and other documents. It was revealed that the accused Rishabh Kumar had purchased a land plot and a car using money earned from drug trafficking. The investigation revealed that the total value of the properties, totaling Rs 23,23,000, was inconsistent with the accused’s legitimate income and was purchased with proceeds from illicit drug trafficking. The land and vehicle have been seized by the police in accordance with law,” she said.

The ASP said so far this year, the district police had seized illegal properties worth Rs 4.11 crore from 24 accused in six different cases, which is the highest property seizure action taken by any district police in the entire state.