India, Sept. 23 -- Customs officials have raided the Kochi residences of Malayalam film stars Prithviraj Sukumaran and Dulquer Salmaan in connection with a nationwide investigation into the smuggling of luxury vehicles from Bhutan. The operation, codenamed Numkoor-which translates to vehicle in Bhutanese-is probing a network allegedly involved in illegal imports and tax evasion.

According to a report in The Week, raids were underway at Prithviraj's Thevara home and Dulquer's Panampilly Nagar residence, on Tuesday. Authorities also visited Prithviraj's house in Thiruvananthapuram but reportedly did not find any suspicious vehicles there. Overall, around 30 locations across Kerala, including Kochi, Kozhikode, and Malappuram, are being sear...