Malayalam Actor Shine Tom Chacko Arrested by Kerala Police in Drug Use Case

Malayalam actor Shine Tom Chacko arrested on Saturday by Kochi City North Police has secured bail.

As reported by PTI, Police informed that the services have been booked under Section 27 (Consumption of any narcotic drug or psychotropic substances) and Section 29 (Abettment and criminal conspiracy) of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.

One day after notice served to Chacko by the Kochi city police, asking him to appear for questioning in a case of anti-drugs raid where he allegedly fled from a hotel.

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They instead kept it at the actor's home in Thrissur since he was not home at that time.

Chacko was summoned by the Police Sub-Inspector of Ernakulam North to appear on Saturday.

According to police, this is to understand how the actor escaped during the search operation.

"A notice was issued since the incident occurred under the jurisdiction of the Ernakulam North Police Station," a senior police officer said.

DANSAF Team had reached the hotel at around 10:45 pm on Wednesday in the search of his involvement in a drug case.

The officers found Chacko's name in the hotel register, but the suspect was not found. When they went upstairs to check his room on the third floor, he allegedly took off.

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Since then, a video has surfaced that allegedly shows the actor making a run for it out of the hotel as soon as he spots the police.

According to police, preliminary evidence, which includes CCTV footage, suggests that the person seen escaping is Chacko.

No case has been registered against the incident as most of the drugs were not recovered from the hotel.

Chacko had hit the headlines after actor Vincy Aloshious, who earlier posted on Instagram about "inappropriate behaviour" from a co-actor under the influence of drugs on set, named him in a complaint lodged with the Film Chamber and the Association of Malayalam Movie Artists (AMMA).

The issue arises from the alleged misbehavior during the shooting of 'Soothravakyam,' which is yet to be released.

Aloshious later stated that she is ready to withdraw the complaint as she is unhappy regarding the leaking of the actor's name in the news channels.

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