Man held for giving false information to police in Karnah: Officials

Srinagar, Mar 27: A double agent was booked for giving fake information about counterfeit heroin to security agencies in north Kashmir's Kupwara district.

An official told news agency Kashmir Scroll that a reliable information was received at PS Karnah that one Aazam Shah son of Ghulam Hussain Shah resident of Pingla Haridal is using urea fertilizer, Nishashat and white cosmetic powder etc and is making artificial Brown Sugar like substance.

He said that person is giving wrong information to security agencies in order to falsely implicate innocent persons. Accordingly, FIR No. 14/2024 US 420 IPC has been registered in Police station Karnah and investigation taken up.

During search of his premises, incriminating material(urea fertiliser, starch powder, white cosmetic powder) and cell phone of the said accused has been seized for expert analysis, he said.

Further investigation in the case is underway.