Onlykashmir.in News Desk
Jammu and Kashmir Police have attached five immovable properties in the Bandipora district of North Kashmir over their alleged links to terrorism, marking the latest step in the security establishment’s sustained campaign against the terror support ecosystem in the Union Territory. The action was carried out in Chittaybanday and Gundpora villages, two localities that have periodically featured in security operations in the district.
According to police, the attached assets belong to five individuals identified as Mir Hassan, Khursheed Ahmad Sheikh, Farooq Ahmad Bani, Muzaffar Ahmad Lone and Ghulam Ahmad Lone. The properties comprise several parcels of agricultural land recorded under different survey or khasra numbers, with holdings ranging from roughly 3.5 marlas to more than a kanal spread across multiple smaller plots. Officials said the attachment followed due legal process under the relevant provisions applicable to properties connected with unlawful activities.
Police described the move as part of a broader, sustained crackdown targeting terrorism and its financial and logistical support networks across Jammu and Kashmir. In recent months, authorities have carried out similar attachments against properties linked to alleged militants and their overground supporters, an approach security agencies say is aimed squarely at choking terror financing rather than relying solely on conventional operations. By targeting land and other assets tied to individuals accused of aiding militancy, police hope to dismantle the logistical backbone that sustains armed groups operating in the Valley.
Officials reiterated that the investigation into the matter remains ongoing, and further action, including additional attachments, cannot be ruled out as the probe develops. The Bandipora action fits into a wider pattern seen across Kashmir this year, where district police units, often working in coordination with counter-terrorism units, have moved to seize assets even as conventional anti-militancy operations continue in the hinterland and forested belts of North and South Kashmir.
Security experts have long argued that property attachments serve a dual purpose: they deprive terror networks of material resources while sending a deterrent message to those who provide shelter, funding or logistical assistance to militants. The Bandipora attachments, coming amid heightened vigilance in the region, underscore the administration’s continuing resolve to disrupt terror infrastructure at every level, from the battlefield to the balance sheet.
