The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has secured a court order for the attachment of a property belonging to Varinder Singh Chahal, who is accused of being part of a narco-terror network of international drugs smugglers and the Khalistan Liberation Force (KLF).
A special court in Punjab’s Mohali has ordered the attachment of the immovable property — measuring 24 kanals, 14 marlas and 4 sarsai — under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, in connection with the seizure of heroin and drug money in 2019. The land is located in Devidaspura village of Amrtisar Rural district.
The NIA had registered the case on January 22, 2020, based on the original first information report (FIR) dated May 31, 2019, related to the seizure of 500 grams of heroin and ₹1.2 lakh of drug money from Jagbir Singh Samra and two others, including Mr. Chahal and Harpreet Singh.
