Tag: gold smuggling

Kannada actor Ranya Rao, also known as Harshavardhini Ranya, who was arrested for gold smuggling from Dubai, had her company allotted 12 acres of land by the previous Karnataka government in February 2023, according to a statement from the Karnataka Industrial Area Development Board (KIADB) on Sunday.

Kannada actress Ranya Rao, who was caught smuggling gold at Bengaluru’s Kempegowda International Airport, has confessed to possessing 17 gold bars, according to a leaked statement given to revenue officials. The 33-year-old actor, who is also the stepdaughter of a senior Karnataka IPS officer, admitted to multiple international trips, including to the Middle East, Europe, and America, raising further suspicions about her involvement in an organized smuggling network.

Kannada actor Ranya Rao, who was arrested in connection with a gold smuggling case, had traveled to Dubai 27 times within a year, raising suspicions that led to her arrest. The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) apprehended the 33-year-old actor at Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru after she was caught smuggling 14.2 kg of gold bars worth Rs 14.56 crore. This is considered one of the largest gold seizures at the Bengaluru airport in recent times.

Bengaluru: Actor Ranya Rao, known for her debut in the 2014 Kannada film Maanikya, was intercepted by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) at Kempegowda International Airport while allegedly attempting to smuggle gold bars worth ₹12.56 crore. The 33-year-old was reportedly just a step away from clearing airport security when a DRI team, acting on specific intelligence, stopped her and recovered 14.2 kg of gold ingeniously concealed on her person.

Customs officials at Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport, Delhi, arrested a man for attempting to smuggle a diamond-studded gold necklace worth ₹6.08 crore after he arrived from Bangkok. The passenger was detained at Terminal 3 on February 12 based on profiling, officials said on Sunday.