3 weeks ago
Kashmir Police Uncover Plot to Frame Newlywed Husband
A man in Kashmir who keeps chickens got a package he was told was full of chicken food.
But the package really had drugs like cocaine and charas inside.
The police came and took the package, then arrested the man.
Later, the man told police he had gotten calls from a number in Saudi Arabia about the package.
He said the same number had warned him not to marry his wife.
The police talked to his wife and began to think an old boyfriend of hers was behind the trick.
They arrested that old boyfriend, Tariq Ahmed Sofi, and he said he planned it.
The plan was to make the chicken farmer look like a drug dealer and get him into big trouble.
Police are still asking questions and looking for other people who helped.
Jammu and Kashmir Police seized a parcel containing cocaine, charas and diclofenac tablets delivered to a poultry farmer in Safapora, Ganderbal district.
The farmer was arrested under the NDPS Act; he told police he believed the parcel contained samples of poultry feed.
Police arrested Tariq Ahmed Sofi of Srinagar's Zainakote area, who allegedly confessed to plotting and arranging the consignment.
Sofi, suspected to be the farmer's wife's former lover, allegedly wanted to implicate the newlywed husband in a drug case.
Police also identified a suspect named Areeb from Uttar Pradesh and are examining the wife's alleged continued contact with Sofi.
- Who
- Jammu and Kashmir Police; the newlywed poultry farmer arrested under the NDPS Act; suspect Tariq Ahmed Sofi; and a suspected accomplice named Areeb.
- What
- Police uncovered a conspiracy to frame a newlywed poultry farmer in a narcotics case by sending him a parcel containing cocaine, charas and diclofenac tablets.
- Where
- Safapora in Ganderbal district, central Kashmir; the parcel was allegedly routed via Srinagar and Uttar Pradesh.
- When
- Shortly after the farmer's marriage a few months prior; the investigation is currently underway, though no specific dates were reported.
- Why
- Sofi, reportedly the woman's former lover, allegedly wanted to implicate her husband in a serious drug offence.
Key facts
- Location
- Safapora, Ganderbal district, central Kashmir
- Drugs Seized
- Cocaine, charas and diclofenac tablets
- Legal Provision
- Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act
- Arrested Suspect
- Tariq Ahmed Sofi of Zainakote, Srinagar
- Victim's Profile
- Poultry farmer, married a few months ago, no previous criminal record
- Parcel Cover Story
- Told it contained samples of poultry feed
- Other Suspect
- Areeb, reportedly from Uttar Pradesh
- Investigation Status
- Underway











