The famous actress Ranya Rao of Tamil and Kannada films caught in gold smuggling had made a special kind of jacket for this work. She used to tie it on her body, waist and thigh and brought it to the gold biscuits in it. Ranya was arrested by the Revenue Intelligence Directorate (DRI) officials on March 3 from Benguru Airport with 14.80 kg of gold.
Ranya Rao Senior IPS officer of Karnataka K.K. Ramchandra Rao has a step daughter. Ramchandra Rao is currently posted as Director General of Police (DGP) in Karnataka State Police Housing Corporation. He got the charge of this post in October 2023. Ranya Rao has been sent to judicial custody for 14 days by the Criminal Crime Court.
A leader and some officials monitor
Initial investigation also revealed the collusion of a politician in this entire smuggling racket. However, investigative agencies have not revealed his name. Sources quoted toi, stating that smuggling gold was purchased by an jewelery boutique in the Central Business district of Bangalore. This gold Of a prominent politician Was bought from the side. Officials are now finding out the methods of payment for this.
Let us know that after the arrest of Ranya Rao, Dri also raided the actress’s flat in Levali Road apartment in Bengaluru. The flat has got a designer jewelery worth Rs 2.10 crore and cash of Rs 2.70 crore. In this case, DRI is investigating the network of drug smugglers, leaders, businessmen, officers, police etc.
Constable who tries to save Ranya arrested
After marriage, Ranya was constantly traveling international trips with her husband Jatin Hawakari. They were both going where they had no business or family relations. Not only this, she had traveled four times in Dubai in the last 15 days. She has visited Dubai countries 30 times in the last one year. The officials suspected about this and started watching Ranya.
When Ranya, who had studied engineering, descended from Emirates flights on March 3, she called the local policemen and asked them to give escort to the house. Due to the father’s DGP, Ranya always demanded a escort at the airport. This used to avoid investigation. However, on March 3, DRI searched for him and 14.80 kg of gold worth about Rs 17.30 crore was recovered.
Posted at Bengaluru Airport Constable Basavaraja Helped Ranya. When the officials wanted to investigate Ranya Rao, Basavaraja had stopped him and said, “You know who are these?” He is the daughter of DGP Ramchandra Rao. ” Despite this, DRI officials searched for Ranya Rao and revealed the matter. Basavaraj is being interrogated for custody.
Ranya used to take 12-13 lakh rupees of every trip, bid- blackmailed
“In his last four trips, he adopted a similar pattern and dressed in such clothes that could hide the smuggled gold belt.” News18 has quoted sources in his report as saying that Ranya Rao told the officials in interrogation that she was smuggled to him Blackmailed Was. However, how correct this claim is, it will be known only after investigation.
Sources say that she has brought several kilograms of gold every time in Dubai. It is being said that Ranya Rao had taken money for smuggled gold at the rate of Rs 1 lakh per kg. This means that Ranya earned 12 to 13 lakh rupees in every trip. IPS Ramchandra Rao has been shocked at the arrest of the daughter.
Ramchandra Rao said, “Four months ago, he (33 -year -old Ranya Rao) got married. Since then she has not come to meet us. We have no information about the business of her or her husband (Artect Jatin Hawakari). ” He said that there is no black blot on his career as IPS and the law will do its job.
IPS Ramchandra Rao’s name came into controversy
However, Ramchandra Rao was also accused of showing the seized amount less. The week According to the reportIn 2014, Ramchandra Rao was the IG of the Southern Range. At that time a private bus going to Calicut near Yelwal in Mysore was stopped and searched. Mysore South Police seized the amount being taken by four traders from Kerala.
The police had stated the seized amount of 20 lakh rupees. However, these traders from Kerala alleged that their total of Rs 2.27 crore was seized. Not only this, the aggrieved traders accused the police that they were looted along with another businessman. Ramchandra Rao’s gunman Prakash was also one of the officers who raided the bus.
However, Ramchandra Rao denied the allegations leveled by these traders. However, he was immediately transferred in view of heavy opposition. Later the CID of the state said that there was a big lapse from Ramchandra Rao and a Deputy Superintendent of Police. It was brought to his notice that some policemen, including a gunman associated with IG, were involved in the robbery.
