Customs Seize Dulquer Salmaan's Luxury Car in Smuggling Probe

In a major development in the investigation into the smuggling of luxury vehicles from Bhutan, customs officials in Kochi have seized another car belonging to Malayalam actor Dulquer Salmaan. This latest seizure brings the total number of confiscated vehicles in the case to 40, with three of them being linked to the popular actor.

The seized vehicle is a red Nissan Patrol SUV, which was taken into custody from an apartment complex in Vennala, where a relative of Dulquer Salmaan resides. Investigators have stated that the SUV was smuggled from Bhutan and brought to Himachal Pradesh, where it was re-registered before being sold to the actor.

This development comes a day after Dulquer Salmaan moved the Kerala High Court seeking the release of one of his seized vehicles, a 2004 Land Rover Defender. In his petition, the actor contended that the SUV had originally been shipped by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to its regional delegation in New Delhi.

The customs authorities are now in the process of collecting details of Dulquer's four cars, though all of them were reportedly purchased from previous owners in India. The ongoing investigation has uncovered a complex web of luxury car smuggling, with the latest seizure adding to the growing list of vehicles confiscated in the case.