India, Sept. 26 -- Malayalam cinema star Dulquer Salmaan approached the Kerala High Court on 26 September after the seizure of his luxury vehicle by customs officials. He sought relief after his car was taken during a raid earlier this week.

The development comes in the wake of Operation Numkhor, a large-scale investigation launched by the Customs Preventive wing. The operation, whose name is derived from the Bhutanese word Numkhor, meaning vehicle, targeted around 30 locations across the state, including residences of well-known actors such as Prithviraj Sukumaran, Dulquer Salmaan, and Amit Chakkalackal. During the raids, officials reportedly seized 38 high-end luxury cars suspected to have been smuggled into India from Bhutan using for...