Pune woman loses missing Nigerian husband, after suspected drug smuggling turns awry

Ten years after getting married to a woman from Pune, a Nigerian goes missing earlier around mid-July. His worried wife lodges man missing plaint traced him to Mumbai, worried about his well-being, filed a missing complaint. The investigation started from Pune and proceeded from there to Mumbai, and further to Delhi, where the foreigner was found dead.

Pune:A love story of a Nigerian man and an Indian woman that started in the Kondhwa area of Pune met with a sad end in Delhi after the foreigner was found dead after going missing for several days. The deceased, identified as Ibrahim(45), is suspected of being a drug smuggler by the Mumbai police, citing traces of narcotic substances in his stomach as found in the post-mortem reports.

The story unfolded after Ibrahim's wife filed a missing complaint in the Kondhwa police station in Pune on August 1. As per the received information, Ibrahim moved to India about a decade ago, got married to an Indian woman here and settled in Pune. However, 10 years after his marriage, he suddenly went missing some time around mid-July this year. His wife, worried about his well-being, filed a missing complaint with the Kondhwa police when she could not get in touch with Ibrahim for a long time.

The Kondhwa police launched a probe that led them to Mumbai. Inspector Sadanand Nate, who was handling the probe, informed that Ibrahim frequently visited Mira Nagar to see a friend identified as Andy. The Mumbai police took over the investigation after these revelations came to the fore. The probe further led the Mumbai police to Delhi, where Ibrahim was reportedly admitted for treatment at AIIMS after suffering from severe abdominal pain. He died there while receiving treatment on June 16 as per the official police records.

As the investigation progressed, the Mumbai police got a hold of Ibrahim's autopsy report that was on record with the Narela police station in Delhi. In a dramatic turn of events, the reports revealed that Ibrahim had died because of the presence of narcotic substances in his stomach. Police suspect he was a drug dealer and had swallowed the capsules filled with drugs in an attempt to hide them. The capsules might have accidentally burst in his stomach, leading to the abdominal pain followed by his death. The medical staff at AIIMS also informed that he had tried to escape the hospital while under treatment, which the police suspect was an attempt to flee out of fear of getting caught.

Inspector Aviraj Kurade from Mira Road police station informed ETV Bharat that Ibrahim's wife has been intimated about his death, prior to which an identification parade was also conducted to confirm his identity. As further invetigation in the matter continues, Ibrahim's wife is left bereaved with several unanswered questions.