Bail Plea Of Actor Ranya Rao, Arrested In Gold Smuggling Case, Rejected

Bengaluru:

A particular court docket as we speak denied bail to actor Ranya Rao, who was caught smuggling a considerable amount of gold. A second accused, Tarun Raju, has been despatched to judicial custody for 15 days.

Gold bars value Rs 12.56 crore have been seized from Ranya Rao at Bengaluru airport. Following this, officers searched her properties and recovered gold jewelry value Rs 2.06 crore and Rs 2.67 crore in money.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) started investigation yesterday into the case involving the actor and step daughter of Karnataka Director Basic of Police Okay Ramachandra Rao.

Ranya Rao booked spherical journey tickets from Bengaluru to Dubai utilizing her husband Jatin Hukkeri’s bank card, elevating suspicion about his alleged involvement within the gold smuggling case.

The Directorate of Income Intelligence (DRI) additionally searched 9 places in Bengaluru belonging to Mr Hukkeri, who received an interim order from the Karnataka Excessive Court docket restraining the DRI from arresting him.

DRI investigators mentioned Ranya Rao claimed she acquired calls from unknown numbers instructing her to smuggle the gold. Throughout questioning, she mentioned she realized find out how to conceal gold by watching YouTube movies.

Ranya Rao informed investigators that she was instructed to gather the gold from Gate A of Terminal 3 at Dubai Airport, the place a tall man in a robe handed it over to her. She insisted this was her first try and that she had by no means been concerned in gold smuggling earlier than.