Actor Dulquer Salmaan on Friday approached the Kerala High Court seeking to release his vehicle seized by the customs, days after raids were conducted at his residence after the smuggling of luxury cars into India via Bhutan without paying taxes.

The officials also seized two luxury cars during the searches conducted under Operation Numkhor.

According to Salmaan’s petition, the vehicle in question is a 2004 model Land Rover Defender. The documents submitted with the plea state that the vehicle was originally shipped by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to its regional delegation in New Delhi, covered under an invoice dated June 8, 2004.

The petition further notes that the vehicle had been cleared through a bill of entry for home consumption filed by the ICRC as consign

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