Chandigarh Police freeze assets worth Rs 5.19 crore in 2 major narcotics cases

In FIR No. 115/2023, registered on July 28, 2023 at Sector 34 police station, properties and assets worth Rs 5.03 crore were frozen. The case involves seven accused — Shubham Jain, alias Gourav, Puneet Kumar, Pawan Preet Singh, Ravinder, alias Ravi, Jagjeet, alias Jagga, Chandan, and Money Kalra. The seizure included 108 grams of amphetamine, 92 grams of heroin (both commercial quantities), a country-made .32 bore pistol with five live cartridges, and Rs 78.6 lakh in drug proceeds.

The freezing order, dated August 1, 2025, targets both movable and immovable assets: a booth worth Rs 25 lakh, a house in Ludhiana valued at ₹2.5 crore, a plot in Ludhiana worth Rs 1.5 crore, ₹78.6 lakh in cash.

The properties were found in the name of Money Kalra and his parents, Neelam and Surinder Kalra. The seized cash was recovered from Chandan, a resident of Ferozepur, Punjab.

In FIR No. 03/2025, registered on October 14, 2025 at PS-Crime, nine persons were arrested and 312.41 grams of heroin — again falling in the commercial category — was recovered. The accused include Navneet Kaur, Balkar Singh, Satnaam Singh, Chamkaur Singh, Gurmeet Singh, Kuldeep Singh, Sona Singh, alias Chhotu, Gurmeet Singh, alias Mistri, and Surinder Kaur.

In this case, assets worth ₹16.11 lakh were frozen: drug money amounting to Rs 5.11 lakh, two Ertiga cars (registration numbers PB01D0369 and PB01C6489) with an estimated value of ₹11 lakh.

The freezing orders have been forwarded to the competent authority under SAFEMA and NDPS Act in New Delhi for confirmation.

The police said this action is part of a broader financial investigation strategy aimed at dismantling drug networks by targeting their economic foundations. So far in 2025, five financial freezing orders have been issued by the UT Police under Section 68F(1) of the NDPS Act, freezing assets worth ₹9 crore.

“Chandigarh Police remains committed to building a drug-free society through sustained detection, financial probes, awareness drives, rehabilitation efforts, and robust inter-agency coordination,” the press release stated.

The authorities said the action aligns with directions issued in national and state-level NCORD (Narcotics Coordination) meetings and will be taken up in conjunction with Section 107 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023.