Overview

• Searches in Kerala and Tamil Nadu cover 17 locations tied to alleged smuggling of high-end cars via Bhutan and Nepal, including premises linked to actors Prithviraj Sukumaran, Dulquer Salmaan and Amit Chackalackal.
• Preliminary findings cite a Coimbatore-based syndicate using forged Indian Army, US Embassy and MEA papers and fraudulent RTO registrations in Arunachal Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh, with prima facie FEMA violations under Sections 3, 4 and 8.
• Mumbai teams searched eight premises in a PMLA case to track alleged drug proceeds linked to Faisal Javed Shaikh and Alfiya Faisal Shaikh, with investigators saying MD was procured through wanted trafficker Salim Dola, for whom the NCB has announced a reward.
• In a separate PMLA probe, ED searched about 15–16 premises across Delhi, Noida, Gurugram and Mumbai over a tech‑support scam that impersonated major firms and law enforcement, used BSOD pop‑ups, and laundered victim funds via cryptocurrencies and gift cards worth millions of US dollars.
• Earlier this week, the ED confirmed the arrests of Ansh Trivedi and Raju Dashwant in Indore in the alleged ₹50 crore fake liquor challan case, with a magistrate remanding them to ED custody until October 8.