A large racket of gold smuggling has been revealed from Bangalore Airport. The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has seized assets worth Rs 4.73 crore including 14 kg foreign gold from the airport. Ranya Rao, the step daughter of IPS Ramchandra Rao, has been arrested in this case of smuggling. Ranya Rao is also a famous actress of South. At present, the whole matter is being investigated. The actress is being questioned. This entire action was taken at the Kepe Gowda International Airport in Bangalore, the capital of Karnataka.
Foreign gold worth Rs 12.56 crore seized
It was reported that on Tuesday, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence took a major action against gold smuggling and caught a passenger at the Kepegowda International Airport. From which 14.2 kg of foreign gold was recovered. The price of seized gold has been estimated at Rs 12.56 crore.
Woman reached Bangalore from Dubai
Based on special intelligence information, DRI officials stopped a 33 -year -old Indian woman passenger at Bangalore on 3 March 2025 at the airport. When he was examined, 14.2 kg gold biscuits hidden in his body were found. Gold was seized under the Customs Act, 1962.
Cash and gold jewelry seized from woman’s house
After interrogation, DRI officials raided the woman’s residence on Lavel Road in Bangalore. Where she lives with her husband. During the search, the officers received gold jewelry worth Rs 2.06 crore and cash of Rs 2.67 crore. Which was immediately confiscated.
Property worth Rs 17.29 crore seized
The DRI has arrested the woman under the Customs Act, 1962 and sent it to judicial custody. A total of Rs 17.29 crore property worth Rs 17.29 crore has been seized in this entire case. Which is one of the largest gold seizures in recent years at Bangalore International Airport. Officials believe that this woman may be part of an organized gold smuggling network.
Ranya is the half -daughter of Bangalore Police DG Ramchandra Rao
A detailed investigation of the case is going on, and DRI may soon tighten the screws on other people associated with this network. Ranya Rao is the step daughter of Bangalore Police DG Ramchandra Rao. DRI officials had already got a glimpse of this. This was the reason that the DRI team reached the airport 2 hours before the actress landed at Bangalore Airport. During this time every passenger was investigated.
Ranya Rao’s film career
Ranya started a film career in 2014. His first film is Manikya. In this film, she was seen opposite Kichha Sudeep. Apart from this, Ranya also worked in films named Vagah and Patki. But her career did not work special in the actress. In the year 2017, she was last seen in a film.
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