Printed on: Sept 23, 2025 02:34 pm IST
Customs carried out Operation Numkhor raid throughout Kerala to curb unlawful car imports to the state from Bhutan. Malayalam actors amongst these raided.
Malayalam stars Dulquer Salmaan and Prithviraj Sukumaran’s homes had been raided on Tuesday as a part of Operation Numkhor by the Customs Preventive wing. The raids had been carried out in varied places throughout Kerala to trace down unlawful import of automobiles from Bhutan. Right here’s what occurred.
Dulquer Salmaan, Prithviraj Sukumaran’s homes raided by Customs
PTI reported that the Customs division is conducting raids throughout Kerala to trace down automobiles introduced from Bhutan to India by pretend registrations to evade tax. The officers confirmed to the information company that Dulquer and Prithviraj’s homes had been raided as a part of the operation. When requested concerning the raids at their residences, an official on the Customs Preventive Commissionerate reportedly stated that ‘paperwork of their automobiles are being examined.’
In Bhutanese, Numkhor means car, and the division is conducting raids in locations like Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram, Kozhikode and Malappuram. There are round 15 such violations, they stated. OnManorama reported that the division can also be investigating automobiles purchased by actor Amit Chakkalackal within the case. The division suspects that greater than 100 automobiles, together with Land Rovers, Land Cruisers and Prados, had been smuggled into Kerala and had been bought by Malayalam actors.
Dulquer and Prithviraj have but to handle the press or launch an announcement about the identical.
Current work
Dulquer and Prithviraj each delivered the highest-grossing Malayalam movies this 12 months with Lokah: Chapter 1 – Chandra and L2 Empuraan. L2 Empuraan, starring Mohanlal, is a sequel to the 2019 hit movie Lucifer. It’s directed by Prithviraj, and it made ₹265 crore worldwide in its lifetime when it was launched in March this 12 months. Dulquer produced Dominic Arun’s superhero movie Lokah, starring Kalyani Priyadarshan and Naslen. It made ₹275 crore worldwide and is operating in theatres after its launch on 28 August.
