An Indian-origin man in Arkansas, Kapil Raghu, is fighting to have his US visa reinstated after a wrongful arrest that stemmed from a misunderstanding during a routine traffic stop. Local police allegedly mistook a bottle of designer perfume labelled “Opium" for the banned drug, leading to Raghu’s detention and the subsequent revocation of his visa.

What do we know about the arrest?

Raghu, who is married to an American citizen and was in the process of obtaining permanent residency, was pulled over by Benton police on 3 May for a minor traffic violation. Officers discovered a small bottle marked “Opium" in his vehicle and assumed it contained an illegal substance.

Despite Raghu’s repeated explanations that the bottle contained perfume, he was arrested on suspicion of drug possessi

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