Bengaluru: Six Karnataka Police’s officers including three of those who investigated the sensational Gauri Lankesh Murder Case will be awarded the Home Minister Medal.

A total of 96 police officers from across the country have been named to be awarded the Union Home Minister’s Medal for Excellence in Investigations for 2019 which includes six officers from Karnataka.

IPS Officer M.N Anucheth, Dy.SP Rangappa and CPI Raju who investigated Gauri Lankesh case will be awarded the medal in a ceremony on August 19 in New Delhi.

The other three officers from Karnataka to receive the award will be Dy.SP Ravishankar, SP Jhanvi and CPI Sathish.

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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.