Ranya Rao bought gold worth crores in Dubai, said she was going to Geneva, but came to India
Ranya Rao: Kannada actress has been detained in the gold smuggling case. She is in judicial custody for 14 days. She is accused of evading customs duty worth several crores of rupees. Now a new revelation has been made in her case.
Kannada actress Ranya Rao is placed under 14-day judicial custody in the gold smuggling case. She is undergoing questioning under custody. The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has reported that twice in November and December 2024, Ranya Rao had bought gold. After this, she told the Customs Department that she was going to Geneva, Switzerland. Her traveling record had indicated otherwise when she had traveled to India.
CNN-News18 quoted the DRI as saying Rao bought the gold on November 13 and December 20 last year and declared she was going to Geneva. She returned to India. Rao also admitted before his arrest to buying the gold twice before flying from Dubai back to India. DRI authorities suspect Rao of evading customs duty value of approximately Rs 4.83 crore.
An investigation is going on against Ranya Rao in the gold smuggling case. He was detained from Bengaluru airport on March 3. At that time gold worth Rs 2.06 crore was recovered from him. When his house was raided, cash worth Rs 2.67 crore was recovered from him. On Monday, a court sought 14 days of judicial custody of Rao.
