Malayalam actor Shine Tom Chacko injured, father killed in road accident
Thiruvananthapuram: Malayalam actor Shine Tom Chacko sustained injuries and his father C P John lost his life in a road accident near Dharmapuri, Tamil Nadu, during the early hours of Friday.
The accident reportedly occurred after the actor’s car collided head-on with a lorry. Shine’s mother, brother, and driver were also injured and are currently undergoing treatment at a hospital in Pallakottai.
According to sources, the family was on their way to Bengaluru for Chacko’s treatment at a de-addiction centre. The actor was recently in the news after he allegedly fled from a hotel during a police raid related to drug peddling. A woman arrested in the case had named Shine as one of the individuals in the film industry to whom she had supplied drugs.
Shine Tom Chacko had previously faced charges in a narcotics case but was acquitted.
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Man arrested with Rs 2.54-crore heroin in Mumbai
Mumbai (PTI): Police have arrested a man and seized over 500 grams of heroin worth Rs 2.54 crore in the illicit market from him in Mumbai, officials said on Friday.
The police's Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) made the drug seizure in Santacruz in the western suburbs. The operation was conducted by the Kandivali unit of the ANC on Thursday as part of a special crackdown against drug trafficking in the area, they said.
Acting on specific inputs, an ANC team conducted a raid in Santacruz (East) and intercepted a man. During a search, the team recovered 508 grams of high-grade heroin from his possession, an official said.
The seized contraband, a highly addictive, opioid drug derived from morphine, is estimated to be worth Rs 2.54 crore in the international market, he informed.
Following the seizure, a case was registered against the man under relevant sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985, and he was formally placed under arrest in the early hours of Friday.
The police are currently investigating the source of the drug and trying to identify the intended recipients of the consignment, he said.
