ED Files Money Laundering Case Against J&K Couple Linked to Drug Smuggling
November 29, 2025
The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) on November 28, 2025, filed a prosecution complaint against Abdul Momin Peer and his wife, Syed Sadaf Andrabi. The case is under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002. The complaint was submitted to the Principal and Sessions Judge (Designated Special Court) in Jammu on November 25.
ED said, "A notice has been issued to all accused for December 12, 2025."
The investigation revealed Peer was arrested twice by J&K Police since 2017 for narcotics cases. The ED found that Peer received approximately Rs. 2.15 crore from selling smuggled drugs like heroin. This money was deposited as transportation charges in his bank accounts.
ED added the couple bought a residential property in Srinagar’s Bemina worth Rs. 1.5 crore. "The property was bought in the name of his wife, Syed Sadaf Andrabi, with the proceeds of crime," the ED said.
ED noted, "Peer and his wife were involved in generating, possessing, concealing, and using proceeds of crime. They claimed it as clean money, making them guilty under Section 3 and punishable under Section 4 of PMLA, 2002."
Earlier, ED ordered attachment of this property for Rs. 1.5 crore. The investigation is ongoing.
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Prevention Of Money Laundering Act
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Narcotics
Money laundering
Jammu and kashmir
Drug smuggling
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