The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned Tamil actors K Srikanth and Krishna Kumar for questioning next week in connection with a money laundering probe linked to an alleged case of cocaine peddling.
A source said Srikanth has been asked to join the probe and appear before the investigation officer for questioning on October 28, Tuesday, while Krishna was directed to appear on October 29, Wednesday, before the central agency’s Chennai zonal office located in Nungambakkam.
The ED initiated its investigation on the basis of a case registered by the Greater Chennai Police (GCP) over alleged cocaine peddling. On June 18, the GCP had registered a case under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act after a special team of the narcotics unit arrested Ghana native John, who had allegedly supplied cocaine to an accused, Pradeep Kumar. The GCP then arrested Prasanth, Jawahar, Krishna, and Payaz Ahmed in connection with the case.
“Srikanth and Krishna Kumar were also arrested after the local police found in their probe that they had been in regular contact with three drug offenders. Later, John was released on bail. Pradeep, Jawahar, and Prasanth are still in jail. Srikanth and Krishna also got bail after they approached the Madras High Court,” an official said.
At the time, the Nungambakkam police had questioned Srikanth, and his blood samples were tested at a government hospital which reportedly confirmed drug use.
Srikanth made his debut in the 2002 Tamil film Roja Koottam, and later starred in back-to-back hits like April Madhathil, Manasellam, and Parthiban Kanavu. In 2023, he debuted in the Telugu film industry with Okariku Okaru.
