Who is Khalid Rahman? The Malayalam director made headlines in the middle of the drug scandal in Kerala

Overview of the incident

Arrestor of prominent directors: Malayalam film directors Khalid Rahman (known for ThallumaalaPresent Alappuzha Gymkhana) and Ashraf Hamza (known for ThamaashaPresent Bheemante Vazhi) were arrested for possessions of hybrid medication.

Here are the most important highlights of the arrest of the Malayalam film directors for drug possession:

• April 1, 2025: Consumption tax officers arrest Thasleema Slthana and K Feroze because they supposedly sold hybrid medication. Sulthana's husband, Sultan Akbar Ali, will be arrested later.

• Around April 1st (ongoing investigation): The probe team suspects that Thasleema Slthana delivered medication to the actors Tom Chacko and Sreenath Bhasi.

• April 21: The actor Shine Tom Chacko is arrested in a Kochi hotel in connection with a narcotics raid for alleged drug use. He is released on the same day after the interrogation against the deposit.

• April 25: The actor Sreenath Bhasi approaches the Supreme Court of Kerala, who in the case of drugs at the front to maintain a deposit, but withdraw his petition on the same day.

• Currently (before April 27): The consumption tax department indicates the actors Tom Chacko and Sreenath Bhasi and directs them to appear on the survey on April 28th.

• Early morning, Sunday, April 27th (Approximately 2:00 a.m. local time): The consumption tax department carries out an attack in an apartment near the Gosree Bridge in Kochi. The apartment is said to belong to the cameraman Sameer Thahir.

• April 27: The directors Khalid Rahman and Ashraf Hamza are arrested together with Shalif Mohammed during the Kochi flat raid due to possession of 1.6 grams of hybrid ganja.

• April 27 (later): Khalid Rahman, Ashraf Hamza and Shalif Mohammed are released against the deposit after their arrest in Kochi.