Gold smuggling: DRI cites national security concerns, global, Hawala links; says Ranya should remain in jail

Gold smuggling: DRI cites national security concerns, global, Hawala links; says Ranya should remain in jail

Follow Us on Google News Bengaluru, March 12 (IANS) The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) submitted to the court that the gold smuggling case involving actress Ranya Rao, stepdaughter of a senior IPS officer of DGP rank, has international and hawala links, making it a matter of national security. Madhu Rao, senior counsel representing the … Read more

Actress Ranya tells DRI she is freelance realtor in Dubai; confesses to smuggling 17 gold bars

Actress Ranya tells DRI she is freelance realtor in Dubai; confesses to smuggling 17 gold bars

Bengaluru, March 8 (IANS) Kannada actress Ranya Rao aka Harshavardini Ranya, in her statement to the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) on the day of her arrest, claimed that she is a freelancer in the real estate sector in Dubai and agreed to smuggle 17 bars of gold, sources confirmed on Saturday. There is no … Read more

Gold smuggling case: No relief for Ranya Rao as Bengaluru court grants her custody to DRI

Gold smuggling case: No relief for Ranya Rao as Bengaluru court grants her custody to DRI

Bengaluru, March 7 (IANS) A Bengaluru court, on Friday, passed an order handing over the custody of Kannada actress Ranya Rao, who was arrested in a gold smuggling case, to the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI). The Economic Offences Court also did not consider her bail petition and kept it in abeyance. Ranya Rao is … Read more

Gold smuggling case: Court reserves order on bail petition by arrested actress Ranya Rao, DRI seeks custody

Gold smuggling case: Court reserves order on bail petition by arrested actress Ranya Rao, DRI seeks custody

Bengaluru, March 6 (IANS) A Bengaluru court reserved, till Friday, the order on the bail petition submitted by Kannada actress Ranya Rao, who was arrested in a gold smuggling case, while the counsel for the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) sought three days custody of the actress. The Economic Offences court reserved its order following … Read more

Assam Rifles, Customs, DRI seize drugs valued at Rs 24 crore in Tripura, one held

Assam Rifles, Customs, DRI seize drugs valued at Rs 24 crore in Tripura, one held

Agartala, Feb 27 (IANS) In a major haul of drugs, the Assam Rifles, along with other law enforcing agencies, have seized highly addictive methamphetamine tablets valued at over Rs 24 crore in Tripura in two separate incidents in the last 24 hours and arrested one person, officials said on Thursday. A defence spokesman said that … Read more

DRI busts seven modules printing fake currency notes in four states

DRI busts seven modules printing fake currency notes in four states

New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has busted another seven modules engaged in the printing of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) and arrested nine people in the crackdown across Maharashtra, Haryana, Bihar and Andhra Pradesh, according to an official statement issued on Friday. The arrests are part of the continuing … Read more

Gujarat CID aids DRI in seizing leopard skins, claws

Gujarat CID aids DRI in seizing leopard skins, claws

Ahmedabad, Jan 26 (IANS) Acting on specific intelligence inputs from the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) and CID (Crime), Gujarat, DRI officers in Ahmedabad dismantled an organised wildlife trafficking network in the Rajsamand district of Rajasthan. The operation led to the seizure of two leopard skins and 18 leopard claws, with five individuals involved in … Read more