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Malayalam actor Srinath Bhasi was arrested by the police on Tuesday in connection with a road accident. However, he was later released on bail.
According to media reports, the car in which they were traveling allegedly collided with a bike. Ernakulam Central Police said they had registered a case against the actor after the incident which occurred last month.
According to the information received, the victim was also injured after being hit by the car. Without giving any details, a police officer said that Srinath was arrested on Monday based on the statement of the witness. However, he was released after interrogation. Due to the hit and run case, Srinath's driving license has been banned for a month.
Name was also included in drug case
This is not the first time that Srinath's name has cropped up in legal matters. Earlier, Kerala Police had also interrogated Srinath in the narcotics case related to notorious gangster Om Prakash. However, no case was made against him due to lack of sufficient evidence.
Meanwhile, Prakash and his associates were arrested for distributing cocaine at DJ parties in Kochi.
Talking about Srinath's work front, he recently got a lot of popularity for his role in Manjummel Boys. It was a blockbuster film. It became the highest-grossing Malayalam film of all time with earnings of over Rs 200 crore.