‘Ranya Rao obtained married 4 months in the past, hasn’t visited since’: Karnataka DGP distances himself from stepdaughter amid row

DGP Rao advised Occasions of India that he had no connection to his daughter’s actions. “She obtained married 4 months in the past and hasn’t visited us since. We’re unaware of her or her husband’s enterprise dealings. This has come as an enormous shock and disappointment. The regulation will take its course,” he mentioned.

What’s the row about?

DRI officers, who had been tipped off about her suspected involvement in gold smuggling, stationed a group on the airport forward of her arrival.

Following the touchdown of her flight, she was arrested and brought into custody by the DRI. On March 4, 2025, Ranya was produced earlier than a particular courtroom choose for monetary offences, the place she was remanded into judicial custody till March 18, 2025.

Earlier than being transferred to custody, Ranya underwent a medical examination at Bowring Hospital in Bengaluru. The actress, throughout questioning, claimed her go to to Dubai was for enterprise functions. Nevertheless, DRI officers allege that she was carrying a big quantity of gold supposed to be smuggled into India.

In response to the DRI, the gold in her possession weighed a complete of 14.8 kilograms. As of now, Ranya stays in judicial custody whereas the DRI continues its investigation into the case.

The arrest comes after allegations that she was concerned in smuggling 14.8 kilograms of gold from Dubai into India. In mild of the scenario, Congress MLA and Authorized Advisor to the Karnataka Chief Minister, AS Ponnanna, made an announcement relating to the arrest.

Ponnanna asserted that Ranya was being handled as another accused, saying, “She is an accused for indulging in smuggling. The regulation will take its course, whether or not she is the DGP’s, the CM’s or the Prime Minister’s daughter…If there’s any official nexus concerned on this, it’ll come out within the investigation.”

Who’s Ranya?

Initially from Chikmagalur, Karnataka, Ranya studied engineering at Dayananda Sagar Faculty of Engineering in Bengaluru earlier than getting into the movie business, as reported by the Occasions of India.

She made her appearing debut in 2014 with the Kannada movie *Maanikya*, directed by and starring Sudeep, the place she performed Manasa, a rich younger girl and the protagonist’s love curiosity.

Increasing her profession past Kannada cinema, she entered the Tamil business in 2016 with *Wagah*, a romantic drama alongside Vikram Prabhu. The next yr, she returned to Kannada movies with *Pataki*, a comedy during which she portrayed Sangeetha, a journalist and the love curiosity of Ganesh’s character.