Tamil actor Krishna denies drug use after Srikanth’s arrest

Tamil histrion Krishna has been summoned and questioned by the Chennai constabulary successful transportation with an ongoing cause maltreatment investigation, days aft the apprehension of histrion Srikanth connected June 23.

The enquiry is portion of a broader probe to find whether much names from the Tamil movie manufacture are progressive successful the cocaine case.According to The Hindu, Krishna appeared earlier the constabulary connected Wednesday for a preliminary enquiry astatine the Nungambakkam Police Station, the aforesaid determination wherever Srikanth was interrogated earlier his arrest. According to officials, the summons to Krishna were based connected a confession made by 1 of the accused successful the case, Pradeep Kumar.Krishna denies cause use, claims allergy and bosom conditionDuring the questioning, Krishna reportedly denied consuming oregon possessing immoderate drugs, stating that helium has had a terrible allergy to narcotic substances since 2018 and is presently undergoing attraction for a bosom condition. He besides told constabulary that portion helium is friends with Srikanth, helium has nary transportation with Pradeep Kumar, the alleged cause supplier.A elder constabulary authoritative confirmed Krishna’s statements and said the adjacent steps successful the probe would impact a aesculapian introspection and a hunt of the actor’s residence for immoderate imaginable grounds of narcotics possession.

How the cocaine lawsuit unfoldedThe existent lawsuit stems from a constabulary raid connected June 17, during which Pradeep Kumar (alias Prado), 38, of Salem, and John, 38, a Ghanaian national, were caught with 11 grams of cocaine. Following their arrest, Pradeep informed constabulary that the drugs had been supplied to a erstwhile AIADMK functionary, who allegedly sold the cocaine to histrion Srikanth.Srikanth was arrested connected June 23 aft constabulary verified these claims during interrogation. The lawsuit was initially triggered by a clash betwixt 2 groups astatine a barroom successful Chennai’s Nungambakkam country connected May 5, which led to deeper probe and aggregate arrests.As the probe continues, officials are present examining whether much actors oregon nationalist figures whitethorn beryllium linked to the cause network.