Overview
- Shine Tom Chacko appeared before Kochi police after fleeing a hotel during a District Anti-Narcotics Special Action Force raid earlier this week.
- Police have collected CCTV footage and call records but confirmed no narcotics were recovered from the hotel room Chacko occupied.
- Vincy Aloshious filed formal complaints with film industry bodies, accusing Chacko of on-set drug use and inappropriate behavior during the shooting of 'Soothravakyam.'
- The Kerala Film Chamber and AMMA have launched investigations into the allegations, with emergency meetings scheduled to address workplace safety and drug use concerns.
- Chacko, recently acquitted in a 2015 drug case due to procedural lapses, faces heightened scrutiny as the state intensifies its anti-drug campaign.