KASARGOD: Actor and Bigg Boss fame Shiyas Kareem has been taken into custody in the case of sexual abuse on the pretext of marriage. He was taken into custody from Chennai Airport. The customs officials detained the actor who arrived from the Gulf. It is heard that the actor will be arrested after the police team reach Chennai. A lookout notice was issued against Shiyas.

A case has been registered by the Chandera Police in Kasaragod on the complaint of a woman, a coastal resident of Hosdurg Taluk. The customs department in Chennai has informed the Chandera Police.

Shiyas Kareem is a known model and social media star in Kerala. He has also participated in reality shows including Bigg Boss. The complainant was a trainer at a gym in Ernakulam for many years. The complaint is that he sexually abused her at a hotel on the national highway in Cheruvathur on the pretext of marriage. The complaint also stated that Shiyas had stolen more than Rs 11 lakh from her.