Gold Smuggling : With Arrest Of Kannada Actress Ranya Rao ; CBI Shifts Focus On Smugglers Who Bring Gold From Abroad

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The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered a case against smugglers bringing gold into India from abroad through various airports, officials said.

According to PTI report , The CBI is working in close coordination with the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), which recently arrested Kannada actor Ranya Rao with 14.2 kg of gold worth Rs 12.56 crore at Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru.

Two CBI teams have already reached Mumbai and Bengaluru airports to collect the necessary information, the officials said.

Earlier, Kannada actress Ranya Rao’s frequent trips to Dubai have come under intense scrutiny following her arrest for allegedly smuggling gold into India.

DRI officials were quoted in the media as saying that the actor travelled to Dubai four times in 15 days, raising revenue intelligence’s suspicions.

Ranya is the stepdaughter of senior Indian Police Services officer Ramachandra Rao, a senior police official told PTI.

The DGP-rank officer is currently serving as the Chairman and Managing Director of the Karnataka State Police Housing and Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd, he added.

Reacting to his daughter’s arrest, DGP Ramachandra Rao said that he was shocked and devastated when the incident came to his notice through the media.

Speaking to ANI , Rao sought to distance himself from the controversy, stating, “The law will do its job. There is no black mark on my career.”