India, July 8 -- Malayalam actor-producer Soubin Shahir was arrested in a financial fraud case related to the hit 2024 film Manjummel Boys, which he both produced and starred in. An Asianet report claims that apart from Soubin, producers Babu Shahir and Shawn Anthony were also arrested by the police before being released on bail.

According to the report, the Maradu police in Kerala arrested Soubin and the producers and released them after registering their arrests as they had anticipatory bail. The court had directed that the actor be present for questioning while granting anticipatory bail. The court also directed that the accused should not be questioned in custody and should be released on bail if arrested. Soubin, Babu and Shawn were...