Underworld Don Ravi Poojary's close aide arrested in Mangaluru
Bengaluru: CCB team has arrested Ghulam Mohammad, 50, a close aide of underworld don Ravi Poojary, in Mangaluru. Mohammed was reportedly managing the work of Poojary.
Mohammad used to abet the pillaging work undertaken by Poojary. He was also produced before the court and remanded in 10 days of police custody. The investigating officers will also conduct the questioning of the arrested, said Joint Police Commissioner Sandeep Patil.
Ghulam Mohammad owned a travel agency. Primary investigation has reportedly revealed that Mohamed was involved in real estate business and the police team is tracking in footsteps in this lead.
Poojary, involved in several high-profile cases was absconding for 15 years, and was arrested by Interpol in Senegal of West Africa last year and was repatriated to India, Bengaluru.
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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.
