Overview

• Budgam Police attached three immovable properties on July 16 under FIR No. 58/2024 as part of an intelligence-led crackdown on terrorist support networks.
• The seized assets are located in Khag, Chewa Beerwah and Harwani Khansahib areas of Budgam district.
• The properties included two-storey houses and a 19.5-marla land parcel owned by Pakistan-based handlers Manzoor Ahmad Chopan, Mohammad Yousuf Malik and Bilal Ahmad Wani.
• The operation was executed under Sections 7 and 25 of the Indian Arms Act and Sections 18, 20 and 23 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act with executive magistrates present.
• Authorities said the seizures aim to dismantle the financial and logistical lifelines of cross-border militant outfits and send a strong deterrent message.