Bhutan to Coimbatore: How high-end cars ‘smuggled into India’ ended up in Mollywood actors’ garages

New Delhi: Two men from Coimbatore and a former soldier of the Bhutanese Army are at the centre of Indian agencies’ probe into an alleged syndicate that smuggled in high-end cars from Bhutan, ThePrint has learnt. These cars were then allegedly sold to many including Mollywood actors Prithviraj, Dulquer Salmaan, and Amith Chakalakkal.

The syndicate, allegedly operated by the Coimbatore men Sathik Basha and Imran Khan, is suspected to have smuggled in hundreds of high-end cars through the Indo-Bhutan border, including Land Cruisers, Defenders, and Maseratis. Earlier this week, the Customs Department told the Kerala High Court that nearly 150 high-end cars allegedly smuggled into the country are in Kerala.

Based on these inputs and other information gathered by the Customs Department, a