Operation Numkhor: Investigation focusing on actor Amit Chakkalakkal 

KOCHI: The move is to conduct an investigation focusing on actor Amit Chakkalakkal in Operation Numkhor. Reports say that his benami dealings will also be investigated. It is also reported that there is a mystery behind the seizure of a first-owner vehicle for the first time in Kerala. A 1992 model Land Cruiser was seized from a workshop in Kundannur. It was found that the address in the RC book is fake.

The vehicle is in the name of Mahin Ansari of Assam. The customs clarified that there is no such person. Authorities said that efforts are being made to find the real owner of the vehicle. The customs will continue Operation Numkhor raid today.

More than a thousand vehicles, including those abandoned by the Bhutanese army, have been smuggled into India without paying taxes. Of these, 150-200 vehicles are also found to be used in Kerala. The investigation has been intensified for the masterminds of the theft and natives of Delhi and Himachal Pradesh, Santhosh Kumar, Harikumar and Manoj Kumar.

Meantime, the customs have issued notices to the owners of the 36 seized vehicles to produce documents. Actors Prithviraj and Dulquer Salmaan will also be summoned with notices. Dulquer will also be asked to produce two more vehicles. The Land Cruiser with Thrissur registration seized from Dulquer's house is in someone else' name.