Guwahati, April 19 -- Actor Shine Tom Chacko was arrested by the Kochi City police on Saturday after more than four hours of questioning at the Ernakulam Town North police station.

The arrest comes months after Chacko was acquitted in a 2015 drug case.

The actor was summoned to the police station around 10 am for questioning regarding an incident on Wednesday night, when he allegedly fled a hotel in Kaloor during a raid conducted by the District Anti-Narcotics Special Action Force (DANSAF).

The police had received a tip-off about a drug peddler operating in the area, leading to the raid at the hotel.

Chacko has been booked under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, facing charges under Sections 27 (punishment for...