Actor Shine Tom Chacko appears before police for questioning over hotel raid incident

Kochi | Malayalam film actor Shine Tom Chacko appeared before the police here on Saturday for questioning over an incident in which he allegedly fled a hotel during an anti-drug raid.

Shine, along with his lawyers, arrived at the Ernakulam North Police Station by around 10 am, according to police sources.

The purpose of the questioning is to ascertain the circumstances surrounding the actor's alleged escape from the hotel during the search operation.

On Friday, the police served a notice to the actor, directing him to appear for questioning at Ernakulam North Police Station at 10 am on Saturday.

The questioning is being conducted by a team led by the Ernakulam Central Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP).

It was on Wednesday night, upon realising that the police team had arrived, Shine escaped from his third-floor room—jumping out of the window onto the second floor of the hotel that comes under the Ernakulam North Police limits. Then he leapt into the swimming pool on the same floor and escaped through the staircase, police sources added.

As no drugs were recovered from the hotel, no case has been registered in connection with the incident.

Though his family informed the police he would appear by 3 pm Chacko arrived by 10 am.

Earlier, film actor Vincy Aloshious in a complaint lodged before the Film Chamber accused Chacko of "inappropriate behaviour" towards her under the influence of drugs.

Though the actress also complained to the Association of Malayalam Movie Artists (AMMA) about the alleged misconduct of Chacko on the sets of the yet-to-be-released movie, 'Soothravakyam', she has not lodged a police complaint.