Actor Shine Tom Chacko was spotted fleeing his hotel room in Kochi and running down the stairs after cops conducted a drugs raid at the hotel on Wednesday night. This comes days after actress Vincy Aloshious accused him of misbehaving with her under the influence of drugs.
A CCTV footage shows the Daaku Maharaaj actor taking the stairs from the third floor and running away around the same time that officials of the Kochi Police conducted a surprise raid in the hotel premises. According to Manorama Online, the raid was conducted by the anti-narcotics squad at around 11 pm.
Chacko, along with his companions, managed to escape the hotel just when the inspection began, and while no drugs or other narcotic substances were recovered from the hotel, cops suspect that the actor had received prior intimation about the raid.
Cops have now launched a manhunt for Chacko. The actor's team has not released any statement as of yet.
What did Vincy Aloshious say?
On April 14, Malayalam actress Vincy Aloshious opened up on the backlash she received for saying that she would not work with actors who consume drugs. She recalled her experience from the sets of a film where the male lead, under the influence of drugs, had misbehaved with her.
"Once, when there was a minor issue with my costume, he came forward and said, ‘Shall I have a look? I’ll fix it for you,’ in front of everyone," she said, adding that she had seen him "exhale a white powdery substance" during the rehearsal.
Reportedly, the 'actor' Vincy referred to was none other than Shine Tom Chacko.
Shine Tom Chacko 2015 cocaine case
It is to be noted that in 2015, Chacko and six others were accused of consuming cocaine at an apartment in Kochi. The prosecution had submitted digital evidence and photographs to argue that the drugs belonged to the accused.
However, the court stated that the prosecution failed to prove its case, and reportedly, no traces of drugs were found in the blood samples of Chacko and the others.
The trial began in 2018, and in 2025, Chacko and the others were acquitted in the case.
