The 45-year-old Nigerian man known as Ibrahim died in India after a drug capsule he was smuggling burst inside his stomach.
According to ETV Bharat, the deceased was discovered dead in Delhi after his wife reported him missing and filed a complaint with the Kondwa Police Station in Pune.
According to reports, late Ibrahim moved to Pune from Nigeria about a decade ago and married an Indian woman from the city’s Kondhwa neighbourhood.
When Ibrahim complained of abdominal pain, he was admitted to AllMS hospital in India.
According to police, he attempted to flee the hospital while allegedly carrying drug capsules in his stomach.
An autopsy report revealed Ibrahim had drugs in his stomach as at when he was admitted to the hospital over abdominal pain.
Speaking about the incident, Inspector Aviraj Kurade of Mira Road said that the police had informed Ibrahim’s wife about his death and an identification paraded was also conducted to identify the deceased.
He added that investigators found that Ibrahim used to meet his friend, Andy in the Mira Nagar area.
Upon receiving information that Ibrahim has died in Delhi, a team of officials from the Mira Nagar Police station was sent to Delhi.
Ibrahim was suspected to be a drug dealer and had swallowed capsules of drugs to hide them which later burst in his stomach.
Further investigation is going on, police added.
