Drugs sent as poultry feed to frame lover’s husband; phone number exposes plot

New Delhi: A man has been arrested for allegedly trying to frame his lover’s husband in a fake drug case. The accused, Tariq Ahmad Sofi, a resident of Zainakote in Srinagar, allegedly sent a parcel containing drugs to a poultry farm operated by the woman’s husband, passing it off as a shipment of poultry feed. The incident was reported in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ganderbal district.

Police had received a tip-off that a parcel containing narcotics was being delivered to a poultry farm in Safapora. A police team intercepted the package shortly after it was delivered and initially arrested the farm owner. The parcel reportedly contained cocaine, hashish, and diclofenac tablets.

During questioning, police began to suspect that the owner had been deliberately framed. The poultry farm owner, who had married only a few months earlier, told investigators that he had previously received a warning from a Saudi Arabian phone number telling him not to marry the woman. Shipment details had also been sent to him from the same number.

The investigation took a turn after police questioned the woman and examined her call records. Investigators found that she had remained in contact with Tariq even after her marriage. Police also discovered that Tariq had executed the scheme with the help of his friend, Areeb, from Kanpur.

According to the police, Tariq first sent the drug-laced package from Kashmir to Kanpur. He then allegedly asked Areeb to forward it back to the husband’s address, falsely describing the contents as samples of poultry feed. The plan was reportedly to alert the police after delivery and have the husband arrested on drug charges.

Police later discovered that the earlier threatening message had also originated from Areeb’s number. Areeb is believed to have fled to Saudi Arabia following the incident.