Actor Shine Tom Chacko | Photo Credit: Thulasi Kakkat
The controversy continued on Friday (April 18, 2025) on the allegations of controversial drug-impaired misconduct, as the Malayalam film actor Shine was focused around the actor Shine Tom Chacko, even the Kerala police confirmed that they would issue a formal summons to the actor.
In addition, after Mr. Chacko’s “disappearance”, when he allegedly scored a run from a hotel from a hotel during inspection by the District Anti-Nashi Special Action Force (DANSAF) in Kochi, he appeared on Thursday to supercharges the latest scam.
A senior police officer said that there is no case against law enforcement, so far, Mr. Chacko. The DANSAF team did not find any drugs or signs of drug abuse.
Nevertheless, the official said that Mr. Chacko selected to jump out of the window of his second floor hotel room, so that there could be a risky migration during the search of the police.
In addition, he said that the police would investigate the complaint of actor Vinci Alashius for film bodies, including an internal grievance committee (ICC), that Mr. Chacko allegedly misbehaved under the influence of drugs on a film set.
“If the ICC examination reveals a cognitive offense, the police can conduct a preliminary inquiry even in the absence of complaints from the alleged victim”, the official said.
Vinci’s support for government
Ms. Eloshius also got the support of the government. Culture Minister Saji Cherian said that, ideally, resistance against drug abuse and abuse in the film industry should “come from within.”
“Vinci Elosians came out in the open and set a brave example,” he told reporters in Alappuzha.
In particular, the dispute broke at a time when the Left Democratic Front (LDF) government preferred a statewide crack on drugs, mainly synthetic drugs.
However, Excise Minister MB Rajesh indicated that law enforcement would not operate the shakedown dancing to his own agreement in film places or other places. Instead, it would work on actionable intelligence, and the film sets were no exception.
When contacted, the Secretary of the Kerala Film Producers Association, B. Rakesh said that he had given a letter to the government stating that the association would cooperate with law enforcement to prevent alleged infusion of drugs at production places.
Published – April 18, 2025 03:42 pm IST
