KOCHI: Jail DGP Rishiraj Singh has said that the reports that young actors in the Malayalam cinema field are using narcotic drugs are mere speculations and there are no proofs for it.

Rishiraj Singh has made this statement in contraction to the statements made by film producers that New-Gen stars are using drugs on shooting sets.

“The allegation that use of drugs is on the rise among young stars are mere speculations. There is no base for these allegations. We have also not got any complaint or evidence in this regard,” he said at function held in Riyadh.

“What can we do on the basis of speculations? I have not got any complaint in this regard even when I was the Excise Commissioner,” he added.

Cinema producers had come out with the above allegations that use of illegal drugs is rampant in Mollywood, against the backdrop of controversies surrounding New-gen actor Shane Nigam..

They had said that a bunch of young actors including Shane Nigam was using drugs.