Popular Mollywood actor Shine Tom Chacko arrested in drugs case
The Kerala Police, on Saturday, arrested popular Malayalam film actor Shine Tom Chacko in connection with a drug case.
The actor's arrest came after he was questioned for over an hour in connection with an incident in which he allegedly fled from a hotel in Kochi during a narcotics raid.
He is likely to be released on bail soon. According to police sources, there were contradictions in the statements given by the actor during the questioning. The police, who checked the phone call details and Google Pay data of the actor, asked him to explain why he contacted a drug dealer.
Police said he was booked under Sections 27 (consumption of any narcotic drug or psychotropic substance) and 29 (abetment and criminal conspiracy) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.
The medical examination and further proceedings will be conducted soon, police added.
On Saturday, Shine Tom Chacko appeared before the Kochi City Police for questioning in response to a formal notice issued by the police.
On Wednesday night, upon realising that the DANSAF (District Anti-Narcotic Special Action Force) team had arrived, the actor had escaped from his third-floor room of the hotel he was staying, jumping out of the window onto a sheet covering the second floor and escaping through the staircase. As no drugs were recovered from the hotel, no case has been registered in connection with the incident.
Earlier, fellow actor Vincy Aloshious, in a complaint lodged before the Film Chamber, had accused Chacko of "inappropriate behaviour" under the influence of drugs.
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