The Kochi residences of actors Prithviraj Sukumaran and Dulquer Salmaan were searched by the Customs and Central Excise Department as part of Operation Numkhor. Sleuths from the Customs Preventive wing are carrying out raids at multiple locations across Kerala aimed at tracking down those bringing vehicles from Bhutan to India through fake registrations to evade tax, official sources said here on Tuesday.

Prithviraj and Dulquer Salmaan's Kochi residence raided

Among the locations where the raids--codenamed Operation Numkhorare being conducted are the residences of Malayalam actors Prithviraj and Dulquer Salmaan, they said. In the Bhutanese language, 'Numkhor' means 'vehicle'. The raids are progressing simultaneously in various locations, including Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram, Kozhikode and Malappuram.