Overview

• The DRI detained the actor at Chennai airport after a return from Singapore, with contraband hidden in a trolley bag’s false bottom, in what News18 describes as a joint DRI–Chennai Customs operation.
• Reports diverge on the substance: India Today cites methaqualone worth about Rs 40 crore, while Indiatimes and News18 report roughly 3.5 kg of cocaine based on on-site testing.
• Investigators are pursuing leads on an alleged Nigerian network said to have recruited him for the courier job.
• Coverage says he traveled on Air India flight AI 347 and was allegedly lured with a paid trip to Cambodia before being told to carry the bag.
• Reports link his alleged involvement to financial troubles and unpaid dues; he is known for a supporting role in Student of the Year 2.