Actress Ranya Rao has been arrested at Bangalore Airport with 14.2 kg of gold rods, the estimated price of seized rods is Rs 12.56 crore. This gold was brought from Dubai. Ranya is the half -daughter of IPS officer Ramchandra Rao. In this case, gold jewelry and cash have also been seized from his house.
Kannada actress Ranya Rao engulfed in controversy
The DRI department seized 14.2 kg of gold from the actress at Bengaluru Airport, which is an estimated price of Rs 12.56 crore. Ranya Rao is the half -daughter of senior Indian police service officer Ramchandra Rao. Ramchandra Rao is currently holding the post of Chairman and Managing Director of Karnataka State Police Housing and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited.
Foreign gold rods seized
A total of Rs 100,000 was collected from Ranya. In this, material worth Rs 17.29 crore was seized. It also includes other items worth Rs 4.73 crore. According to DRI officials, this consignment of 14.2 kg of gold is one of the largest seizures at Bangalore Airport in recent times. The Finance Ministry said in a statement that the DRI seized foreign gold rods worth Rs 12.56 crore from a passenger at Kempe Gowda International Airport in Bengaluru. Acting on a secret information, DRI officials stopped a 33 -year -old Indian woman passenger who reached Bangalore from Dubai from the Emirates Airlines flight on March 3. During the investigation, gold rods weighing 14.2 kg were found from him, which were hidden.
I went to Dubai not once but many times.
The statement said, ‘After this action, DRI officials searched her (Kannada actress) residence on Laval Road in Bangalore, where she lives with her husband. During the search, gold jewelery worth Rs 2.06 crore and cash worth Rs 2.67 crore were seized. Some reports said that Ranya had gone to Dubai four times in 15 days, after which the authorities had to start the campaign after her return. Apart from this, whenever she went on a trip to Dubai, she was seen wearing the same clothes every time.
She used to earn 12-13 lakh rupees on every journey!
Ranya visited Dubai 30 times last year. She used to bring several kilos of gold on every journey. According to a report, Rao was paid Rs 100 per kg for smuggled gold. 1 lakh rupees was paid. He earned about 12-13 lakh rupees on each visit. Rao used jackets and belts at all times during his journey.