Police in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district today arrested two individuals who had been evading arrest for nearly two decades in cases registered under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.
Police identified the arrested persons as Aijaz Ahmad Sheikh, a resident of Nassu Badrahgund, and Bilal Ahmad Ganie, a resident of Lalen Ganoor Kulgam, presently residing at Levdora near the Railway Bridge, Qazigund.
According to police, Aijaz Sheikh was wanted in an FIR registered in 2005 under Sections 15/18 of the NDPS Act registered at Police Station Qazigund. He was apprehended near J&K Bank Qazigund after evading arrest for nearly 20 years.
Similarly, Bilal Ganie was wanted in an FIR registered in 2006 under Sections 15/18 of the NDPS Act of Police Station Qazigund. He had been absconding for around 19 years before being tracked down by the police.
Senior Superintendent of Police Kulgam, Anayat Choudhary, said that Kulgam Police is committed to bringing all offenders, especially those involved in drug trafficking, to justice.
“The action against absconders will continue to ensure that no one evades the law,” he said.
