India, April 27 -- The Excise Department arrested three people, including Malayalam film directors Khalid Rahman and Ashraf Hamza, for possession of hybrid ganja. As per Mathrubhumi, the arrest was made in Kochi, and they were later released on station bail. (Also Read | Shine Tom Chacko's brother Joe John responds to his drug allegations with sarcasm)

The third person who was arrested was Shalif Mohammed. They were arrested during a raid conducted at 2 am Sunday at a flat near the Gosree Bridge in Kochi. Reportedly, the excise authorities recovered 1.6 grams of hybrid ganja from them.

The flat reportedly belonged to cinematographer Sameer Thahir. Shalif is known to be a close friend of the directors. Citing Excise Department sources, t...