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Srinagar Police Attach Rs 2 Crore House Linked to Pahalgam Attack Mastermind

Police say the seizure targets militant financing under UAPA procedures.

Overview

  • The three-storey home at Rose Avenue in Srinagar’s HMT area, built on 15 marlas under Survey No. 43, was attached under Section 25 of the UAPA.
  • Revenue records list the property under Ghulam Mohammad Sheikh, father of Sajad Ahmad Sheikh alias Sajjad Gul, with verification by the Tehsildar Central, Shalteng.
  • The action is tied to FIR No. 235/2022 at Police Station Parimpora invoking sections 13, 38, 20 of the UAPA and the EIMCO Act.
  • Police conducted the attachment in the presence of the concerned Executive Magistrate and described it as procedurally compliant.
  • Investigators assert Gul is an active stakeholder in the house and link him to TRF activities, framing the move as part of a wider effort to disrupt terror support networks.