Kochi ∙ A film and serial actress and her companion are in custody after driving dangerously after taking too much alcohol and crashing into several vehicles. Actress Ashwati Babu (26), who was arrested in a drug case earlier, and her friend Nauphal were detained. The incident happened on Tuesday evening.
The driving practice of the young man was on the road from Kusat Junction to Thrikakkara Temple. When the locals tried to stop the vehicle near the Thrikakkara temple, they tried to escape by cutting it off, but could not do so as the tire burst. With this, he left the vehicle and tried to escape. Meanwhile, after being informed by the locals, Thrikakkara police reached the spot and took both of them into custody.
The locals noticed when the vehicle stopped at the Cusat signal and took it forward and backward. Since taking the vehicle from there, it hit many vehicles but did not stop. Then a person who followed tried to stop the vehicle by circling it. When Arisham Poont tried to take the vehicle off the road, the tire burst and the vehicle had to be abandoned.
As people gathered around, actress Ashwati Babu, who was with her, tried to move Naufal from the spot. Both of them went to the nearby school, but the police came and arrested Naufal. Later, the actress was also found during the investigation based on the information provided by the locals. They will undergo a medical examination.
In 2018, both were caught by the police with the drug MDMA. People close to them say that even though both of them were in jail, they did not stop using drugs. The police conducted the inspection after receiving information that illegal activities and drug use were going on in the flat where they were staying. They used to drink intoxicants every day and earned money for this through immorality.
Their confessions that even if they were released, they could not live without drugs. He also had a history of being in an observation home following pre-adult involvement in crime. In 2016, he was caught for using drugs in Dubai. Ashwati Babu is a native of Thiruvananthapuram Thumpa Arattuvanhi.
English Summary: Actress Aswathy Babu and her friend in police custody for dangerous driving after using drugs