Malayalam actor Shine Tom Chacko was arrested on Saturday, April 19, hours after he appeared before the Kerala police in relation to a drugs case. The arrest was recorded after four hours of questioning at the Ernakulam North police station regarding his dramatic escape from a hotel in Kochi during a narcotics raid. The raid was conducted by the Kerala police’s District Anti-Narcotic Special Action Force (DANSAF), a squad dedicated to anti-narcotics enforcement, at midnight on Wednesday, April 16.
According to reports, he has been 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.
Shine will be taken to Ernakulam General Hospital for medical examination after completing the arrest procedures. As per media reports the police discovered crucial evidence that suggests Shine had connections with narcotic dealers.
Earlier, the police told the media that the DANSAF’s raid had found nothing from Shine’s room. Meanwhile, MB Rajesh, Minister for the excise department of the state said, Shine will be questioned even though a formal complaint has not been registered against him.
Meanwhile, Malayalam actor Vincy Aloshious made a statement about the drug usage of her co-star without naming anyone. However, the media revealed the name later, and it suggested it was Shine.