Customs Raid Prithviraj Sukumaran, Dulquer Salmaan's Kochi Houses In Bhutan's Luxury Car Smuggling Case

Customs officials are conducting raids at Dulquer Salmaan and Prithviraj Sukumaran's Kochi residence as part of Operation Numkoor. It is a nationwide crackdown on luxury vehicles being smuggled in India from Bhutan through fake registrations to evade tax. Numkoor means vehicle in the Bhutanese language. Officials also visited Prithviraj's Thiruvananthapuram home, but no suspicious vehicles were found there. According to customs sources, these vehicles are brought by middlemen from Bhutan and sold in India.

In total, around 30 locations across Kerala, including Kochi, Kozhikode and Malappuram, are being searched in connection with the case.

All about Operation Numkoor

According to a report in Mathrubhumi, the operation began when decommissioned Bhutan Army vehicles were auctioned at low prices and smuggled into India illegally. They were allegedly smuggled to Himachal Pradesh, registered using temporary addresses and later sold at high prices to high-profile people. The authorities have compiled a list of recipients of these vehicles and are searching for every house. The operation is being coordinated under the supervision of the Commissioner for Kerala and Lakshadweep.

As the raids continue, further details are awaited.

Dulquer Salmaan and Prithviraj Sukumaran's work front

On the work front, Dulquer has the Tamil and Telugu bilingual film, Kaantha, in the pipeline. A teaser of the film was unveiled on the actor's 42nd birthday, focusing on an estranged relationship between a father and son. The film was supposed to hit the theatres on September 12, but was postponed owing to the success of Lokah. The makers are yet to announce the release date of the movie.

Prithviraj, on the other hand, was last seen in Sarzameen, an action thriller film co-starring Kajol and Ibrahim Ali Khan. He will be next seen in Vilayath Buddha, a thriller adapted from the namesake novel by G. R. Indugopan.