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.
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Informing Pakistan ahead of Operation Sindoor was a crime: Rahul Gandhi on Jaishankar's 'admission'
New Delhi, May 17 (PTI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday hit out at the government for "informing" Pakistan about targeting terror infrastructure as part of Operation Sindoor, saying it was a crime and asking who had authorised it.
In a post on X, Gandhi questioned External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar for publicly admitting that the government of India (GOI) had informed Pakistan of the action and asked how many aircraft the Indian Air Force lost as a result.
"Informing Pakistan at the start of our attack was a crime. EAM has publicly admitted that GOI did it. Who authorised it? How many aircraft did our air force lose as a result?" said Gandhi, the leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha.
He also shared an undated video of Jaishankar saying India had informed Pakistan of the action against terror infrastructure on its soil.
Jaishankar can be heard saying in the video, "At the start of the operation, we had sent a message to Pakistan, saying, 'We are striking at terrorist infrastructure and we are not striking at the military.'"
"So the military has the option of standing out and not interfering in this process. They chose not to take that good advice," the minister can be heard saying in the clip.
The Press Information Bureau (PIB), however, has debunked claims that Jaishankar had said India informed Pakistan ahead of Operation Sindoor. In a post on X, the PIB's Fact Check Unit said the minister had not made any such statement and that he was being misquoted.
Operation Sindoor was the Indian offensive against terror camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) following the April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam.
Informing Pakistan at the start of our attack was a crime.
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) May 17, 2025
EAM has publicly admitted that GOI did it.
1. Who authorised it?
2. How many aircraft did our airforce lose as a result? pic.twitter.com/KmawLLf4yW
