Kannada actor Ranya Rao was arrested on Monday, March 5, at Bengaluru airport with 14.2 kg of gold value ₹12.56 crore. Ranya Rao had been making frequent journeys to Dubai, visiting town 4 instances previously two weeks whereas carrying the identical garments every time. Her repeated visits caught the eye of the Directorate of Income Intelligence (DRI), resulting in her arrest.
Ranya Rao is the stepdaughter of senior IPS officer Ramachandra Rao who’s at present serving because the Director-Basic of Police in Karnataka State Police Housing Company.
The worth of the gold bars seized from Kannada actress Ranya Rao at Kempegowda Worldwide Airport in Bengaluru was ₹12.56 crore. The gold haul led to the arrest of Ranya Rao on the fees of gold smuggling and a search at her residential premises at Lavelle Street, Bengaluru.
“Performing on particular intelligence, DRI officers intercepted an Indian girl passenger aged round 33 years, who had arrived from Dubai to Bengaluru through Emirates flight on March 3. Upon examination, gold bars weighing 14.2 kg had been discovered ingeniously hid on individual,” the press frelease mentioned.
DRI officers recovered gold jewellery value Rs. 2.06 crore and Indian foreign money totaling Rs. 2.67 crore in the course of the search, bringing the overall seizure within the case to Rs. 17.29 crore.
“Following the interception, DRI officers performed a search at her residential premises positioned on Lavelle highway, Bengaluru, the place she resides together with her husband. The search resulted within the seizure of gold jewelry value ₹2.06 crore and Indian foreign money amounting to ₹2.67 crore,” it acknowledged.
The Ministry mentioned the girl passenger has been positioned underneath arrest underneath the related provisions of the Customs Act, 1962 and remanded to judicial custody, it added.
