Overview

• Customs’ Preventive wing is conducting coordinated searches at about 30 locations across Kerala, including Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Kuttippuram and Thrissur.
• Officers examined the Kochi residences of Dulquer Salmaan and Prithviraj Sukumaran, with local reports saying the team left Prithviraj’s home without seizing items.
• Officials say the probe tracks more than 100 premium vehicles allegedly brought from Bhutan by misdeclaring them as used, despite Indian law prohibiting second‑hand vehicle imports.
• Customs cites 10 to 15 suspected violations, including alleged forgeries on the Motor Vehicles Department’s Parivahan portal and on customs records.
• Vehicles deemed illegally imported will be seized, and owners unable to produce valid documentation will face punitive action, according to Customs.