The Chennai Police on Monday arrested Tamil actor Srikanth over and brought in for questioning at the Nungambakkam police station, reported multiple media reports.
The police reportedly collected Srikanth’s blood samples and sent them for testing. However, after a detailed interrogation, they arrested him for alleged links with Prasad. He has not been formally charged yet, and the police maintain the proceeding will remain evidence-based.
Earlier, the Chennai police had arrested Prasad, a former AIADMK functionary, while investigating a pub brawl in the city. Police discovered the during the probe, which led to the expansion of the investigation.
As per the details, Prasad is an expelled AIADMK IT Wing member from Mylapore and was taken into custody after a brawl at a private bar. In that incident, local rowdy Tsunami Sethupathi and others were also involved.
On being interrogated, . He added that Srikanth allegedly bought 1 gram of cocaine for ₹12,000. Prasad even alleged that Srikanth had used drugs at private parties in Chennai. Apart from Srikanth, actor Krishna’s name also surfaced and he too is being investigated.
Who is Srikanth?
Born in Chennai to a Tamil mother from Kumbhakonam and a Telugu father from Chittor, Srikanth was raised in Hyderabad.
His father used to work with the , Srikanth lost his older brother to dengue following his return from the United States.
Srikanth uses his name as Sriram in Telugu films to avoid confusion. he married Vandana on 7 September 2008 and has two children.