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The Excise section successful Kerala has submitted the chargesheet successful a lawsuit successful which 4 people, including 3 Malayalam filmmakers, were earlier arrested connected charges of possessing suspected ganja.
The Excise Enforcement and Anti-Narcotic Special Squad, Ernakulam, filed the chargesheet against directors Khalid Rahman, Ashraf Hamsa and Sameer Thahir and their person Shalif Muhammad earlier the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court, Ernakulam, recently, excise sources said connected Friday (November 7, 2025).
The accused person been charged nether Section 20(b)(ii)(A) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, which deals with the punishment for offences involving a tiny quantity of cannabis, and Section 29 which handles punishment for abetment and transgression conspiracy to perpetrate immoderate offence nether the Act.
The punishment, if the charges are proven, could beryllium constricted to a good since the lawsuit involves lone a tiny quantity of ganja, the sources indicated. Up to 1 kg of ganja is considered to beryllium tiny quantity arsenic per the NDPS Act.
The lawsuit was registered aft the Excise section nabbed Mr. Rahman, Mr. Hamsa and Mr. Muhammed from an flat reportedly rented by Mr. Thahir, adjacent Marine Drive, successful Kochi with 1.5 g of suspected hybrid ganja during a pre-dawn raid connected April 27. Mr. Thahir was arrested connected May 5 erstwhile helium was summoned for questioning successful transportation with the case. The accused were released connected bail aft their arrests were recorded. Though it was reported that the investigators had recovered details of the supplier of the narcotic substance, the idiosyncratic has not been traced yet.
While Mr. Rahman has directed movies specified arsenic Alappuzha Gymkhana, Thallumaala and Unda, Mr. Hamsa is the manager of Thamaasha and Bheemante Vazhi. Cinematographer-turned-director Mr. Thahir is known for works including Chappa Kurishu and Neelakasham Pachakadal Chuvanna Bhoomi.
