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Dulquer Salmaan, Mammootty and Prithviraj Sukumaran’s residences had been raided by the Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday in connection to the case.
Malayalam actor Dulquer Salmaan might have obtained non permanent reduction in court docket on Tuesday within the luxurious automobile smuggling case, however on Wednesday, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) raided premises linked to him, his father Mammootty, Prithviraj Sukumaran, Amit Chakkalackal, and others in Kerala and Tamil Nadu. Dulquer was noticed in Kochi after he was summoned by the ED, however refused to talk to the press.
Dulquer Salmaan refuses to talk to press amid ED raids
On Wednesday afternoon, Dulquer was noticed arriving in Kochi amid the ED raid. Wearing a blue shirt and denims, the actor wore a hat and sun shades as he walked by the airport together with his safety. In movies shot by paparazzi and followers which can be circulating on-line, quite a few reporters could be seen asking him questions concerning the raid. The actor refused to reply the questions and easily walked by, received into his automotive and left. The Hindu reported that Dulquer has been summoned by the ED within the case, however additional particulars are awaited.
The ED raids defined
On 23 September, the Customs (Preventive) Commissionerate raided over 30 areas in Kochi and seized luxurious autos in reference to a smuggling case as a part of Operation Numkhor. In keeping with PTI, on Tuesday, the Kerala Excessive Court docket allowed Dulquer to file an software for the discharge of his automobile, which had been seized by Customs. The actor claimed that Customs officers refused to look at the automobile’s paperwork handed over to them, and carried out the seizure in a ‘hasty and arbitrary’ vogue.
Nevertheless, on Wednesday, the ED raided premises associated to Dulquer and Mammootty, together with one in Chennai, in line with a PTI report. The motion was taken below the Overseas Trade Administration Act (FEMA) in a current case unearthed by the preventive division of Customs associated to the alleged smuggling of luxurious autos and unauthorised international alternate dealings. The ED may also quickly file a felony case below the Prevention of Cash Laundering Act (PMLA) to probe the allegations, sources mentioned.
