Ballia(PTI): A 45-year-old man was stabbed to death by some assailants over an old enmity here, police said on Sunday.

The deceased has been identified as Rajesh Sahni, resident of a village under the jurisdiction of Bansdih Road police station, said Additional Superintendent of Police Anil Kumar Jha.

A case has been registered against nine individuals and six unidentified others under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, he said.

"Rajesh Sahni was attacked at his home by individuals from the neighbouring village of Dumri, resulting in his death at the district hospital during treatment," Jha said.

According to the police report, the assailants arrived at Sahni's residence late on Saturday night and began verbally abusing him. When Sahni protested, he was stabbed in the stomach and thigh.

Efforts are on to nab the accused, police said.

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Srinagar (PTI): Property worth Rs 1 crore belonging to a notorious drug peddler was on Saturday attached in Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar, police said.

A double-storey house on eight marlas of land situated at Wantpora Eidgah, belonging to Basit Bilal Dar, a notorious drug peddler, valued at approximately Rs 1 crore, a police spokesperson said.

He said Dar is involved in two cases registered under various sections of the NDPS Act.

During investigation, it was established that the accused had acquired the said property through illicit proceeds generated from drug trafficking activities, the spokesperson said.

Consequently, the property was attached under the provisions of the NDPS Act. The attachment proceedings were conducted in the presence of the two independent witnesses, strictly in accordance with the prescribed legal procedures, he said.

As per the attachment order, the owner has been restrained from selling, leasing, transferring, altering, or creating any third-party interest in the property till further orders, the spokesperson added.