Helpline numbers for information on Karnataka tourists in Jammu and Kashmir
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Bengaluru: The Karnataka tourism department has urged all tour operators and travel agents in the state to contact its helpline numbers and provide details of tourists who have recently travelled from the state to Jammu and Kashmir.
The helplines are as follows:
080-43344334
080-43344335
080-43344336
080-43344342
These helplines have been activated to help the state government trace and ensure the safe return of Karnataka tourists currently in Jammu and Kashmir, following the recent terror attack in Pahalgam.
Family members and relatives of those who have travelled to Jammu and Kashmir can also provide relevant details by reaching out to the four helpline numbers mentioned above.
Meanwhile, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has instructed Labour Minister Santosh Lad to rush to Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir where 26 people, including tourists, were killed in a terror attack and facilitate the smooth return of the affected Kannadigas.
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Drug peddler's property worth Rs 1 crore attached in Srinagar
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.
