Srinagar, Aug 9, KDC: Ganderbal Police have cracked a sensational conspiracy in which a woman’s alleged former lover is suspected to have plotted to falsely implicate her husband in a drug case, with the woman’s suspected role also under investigation.
A police official told Srinagar based news agency Kashmir Dot Com, that the case surfaced after Police Station Safapora received information about the delivery of a drug consignment through courier. Acting swiftly, police intercepted the consignment, which had been shipped from Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The package was found to contain a substantial quantity of cocaine, charas and diclofenac tablets.
The consignee, a poultry businessman, initially appeared to have no connection with the contraband. During sustained questioning, he disclosed that he had been contacted through an unknown number and was lured into receiving what he was told were poultry-feed samples. Instead, the package contained narcotic substances.
As investigators began connecting the dots, the case took a sensational turn. The investigation revealed that the consignee had married last year and that his wife had allegedly been in contact with a former lover. Police suspect that the alleged lover, with the possible involvement or knowledge of the wife, conspired to plant drugs on the husband and have him falsely implicated in a narcotics case, apparently to remove an obstacle to their relationship.
Following these leads, Ganderbal Police detained a suspect from Zainakot, Srinagar. During questioning, the suspect allegedly disclosed his involvement in the conspiracy and provided important leads regarding the role of other persons.
Police are now investigating the precise role of the wife, her alleged lover, and other conspirators, including a person from Kanpur suspected to be connected with the procurement and dispatch of the contraband.
The investigation is focused on establishing the complete conspiracy chain—from procurement and dispatch of the drugs to their intended planting on the victim, as well as the motive behind the conspiracy.
Further arrests and recoveries are likely as the investigation progresses. (KDC)
