**Customs Preventive Wing Conducts Raids Across Kerala to Crack Down on Fake Vehicle Registrations from Bhutan**
*Kochi:* Sleuths from the Customs Preventive wing are carrying out raids at multiple locations across Kerala aimed at tracking down individuals involved in bringing vehicles from Bhutan into India through fake registrations to evade tax, official sources said on Tuesday.
Among the locations where the raids—codenamed “Operation Numkhor”—are being conducted are the residences of Malayalam actors Prithviraj and Dulquer Salmaan, the officials added. Notably, in the Bhutanese language, ‘Numkhor’ means ‘vehicle’.
The raids are progressing simultaneously in various cities including Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram, Kozhikode, and Malappuram. Customs officials explained that the operations were launched following multiple instances where high-end vehicles were imported from Bhutan as second-hand cars without paying the applicable taxes.
So far, around 15 such violations have been identified, according to the officials.
When asked about the raids at the film stars’ residences, an official from the Customs Preventive Commissionerate stated that the documents related to their vehicles are currently under examination.
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