Cinematographer Sameer Thahir arrested after ganja seizure, launched on bail

(Additionally learn: Malayalam movie administrators Khalid Rahman and Ashraf Hamza arrested for possession of medicine, launched on bail: Report)

Thahir arrested, launched on bail

Thahir was arrested beneath related sections of the Narcotic Medication and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act and later launched on bail, they added. On April 27, three people—together with Rahman and Hamsa—had been arrested with 1.63 grams of hybrid ganja from a flat in Kochi rented by Thahir. The arrests had been made throughout a midnight raid following a tip-off.

A senior Excise official said that Thahir was arrested as a result of the crime occurred in a property rented beneath his title.

“We had earlier issued him a discover to seem for questioning. Following the interrogation, his arrest was recorded beneath the NDPS Act, and he was granted bail,” the official instructed the media.

In response to Thahir’s assertion, he was unaware that the administrators had been consuming medication. He stated a number of movie personalities frequented the residence for movie-related discussions, and he didn’t know of any drug use.

“The flat was rented by Thahir. As per the NDPS Act, such an offence shouldn’t happen on premises beneath one’s title. That’s the reason motion was taken in opposition to him,” the officer defined.

The Excise division additionally stated that they had recognized the person who provided the ganja to the administrators and that an arrest could be made quickly.

Rahman and Hamsa, recognized for a number of critically acclaimed Malayalam movies, had been granted station bail after the raid.

The incident comes simply days after actor Shine Tom Chacko was arrested in a separate drug-related case following a resort raid from which he tried to flee.

Thahir is finest recognized for his work as a cinematographer in acclaimed Malayalam movies corresponding to ‘Bangalore Days’ and ‘Massive B’.