Reported by Mubarak Ansari
Pimpri Chinchwad, 4th September 2026: The competent authority in Mumbai has confirmed an order freezing an immovable property worth approximately тВ╣55.16 lakh, which police alleged was acquired using proceeds from the illegal narcotics trade.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime) Rohidas Pawar said that the action relates to Sangvi police station case No. 596/2025, in which police seized 55.29 grams of mephedrone (MD). Provisions of the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) were subsequently invoked in the case.
During the investigation, police obtained information about an immovable property linked to alleged gang leader Juned Afzal Khan and his wife, Fauzia Suleman Sati alias Khan. The property, registered in the wifeтАЩs name, comprises three gunthasтАФapproximately 3,000 square feetтАФof land and a structure at Gat No. 2274 in Garade village, Purandar taluka, Pune district.
Police alleged that the property had been purchased using money generated through the illegal drug trade. Investigators submitted a proposal, along with supporting evidence, to the competent authority in Mumbai under Section 68F(1) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985.
After examining the proposal and conducting a hearing, the authority found that no evidence had been submitted to establish that the property had been acquired through lawful sources. It consequently confirmed the freezing order on September 2, 2026.
The property cannot now be sold, transferred or otherwise dealt with without prior permission from the competent authority, police said. According to the press note, this is the first action of its kind involving the freezing of property in Pune district in 2026.
тАЬPolice action against narcotics traffickers will not be restricted to the seizure of drugs and registration of criminal cases. Financial gains and assets created through the illegal drug trade will also face stringent legal action,тАЭ DCP Pawar said.
He warned that land, houses, buildings and other assets found to have been acquired using proceeds from narcotics trafficking could be frozen, attached or forfeited under the law.
тАЬThose attempting to build a financial empire through the illegal narcotics trade should understand that action will not stop with the accused. A decisive legal strike can also be made against the assets created through such illegal activities,тАЭ DCP Pawar added.
