Tamil actor Srikanth was arrested by the Chennai Nungambakkam police today. The actor was taken into custody after the narcotics proved that the actor was involved in substance abuse. Notably, an earlier investigation had revealed that Srikanth purchased one gram of narcotics from Prasad, who is a former AIADMK Functionary. He reportedly bought the substances for Rs 12,000, and used them over 40 times. 

Actor Srikanth arrested

Prasad, who supplied the drugs, was earlier arrested during the investigation of an alleged supply and trafficking of drugs in a pub in Chennai. The police questioned Srikanth after Prasad alleged that he had sold cocaine to the actor. Consequently, the actor’s blood samples were tested. The medical reports confirmed the presence of narcotics in his body, following which he was arrested. According to reports, the actor used the fintech platform Google Pay to complete a transaction of Rs 4.72 lakh to purchase the drus from Prasad. 

Actor Srikanth has been arrested in a drug case by Chennai police pic.twitter.com/N5KoPDlXPZ