Kutyadi: Amidst heavy rain, two people who were crossing a stream flowing in full flow, were washed away on late Thursday night here at Kuttiady.

The deceased have been identified as Sirajul Huda Company’s manager Maakul Muhammad Haji and another employee of the company Sharif Saqafi.

The incident took place when the duo was on their way to home from office on Thursday night when they were washed away. Fire Brigade team, other employees and locals rushed to the spot and launched a search operation for the duo.

Bodies of both the victims were recovered on Friday morning at around 8am, both the bodies were then shifted to Kutyadi Government Hospital.

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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.