Soubin Shahir's Office Raided By IT: The Income Tax (IT) Department conducted a raid at the office of actor-producer Soubin Shahir in Kochi on Thursday. According to a report by Cinema Express, officials from the IT Department's Kochi division investigated the financial dealings of Soubin's production house, Parava Films, which produced the film Manjummel Boys. The raid also extended to the office of Dream Big Films, the distribution company for Manjummel Boys, located in Pulleppady, Kochi.
As per reports, the IT Department's actions follow an earlier probe by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), which investigated allegations of money laundering linked to Parava Films. The ED's inquiry, conducted under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), centered around allegations of financial irregularities, such as the use of unaccounted funds and manipulation of box office figures within the Malayalam film industry.
