Bengaluru, March 8 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has launched an investigation into the sensational case of gold smuggling involving Kannada actress Ranya Rao, the step-daughter of a senior serving IPS officer in Karnataka, sources said on Saturday. According to sources, the CBI registered an FIR against Ranya Rao based on inputs from … Read more
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
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
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
Kolkata, March 6 (IANS) The Border Security Force (BSF) arrested a person at the Integrated Check Post (ICP) at Petrapole, in the North 24-Parganas district of West Bengal, for attempting to smuggle gold into India across the Indo-Bangladesh Border (IBB). The accused confessed that he had procured the gold in Dubai and was smuggling it … Read more
Bengaluru, March 6 (IANS) Karnataka Congress MLA Rizwan Arshad stated on Thursday that everyone involved in the gold smuggling case, in which Kannada film actress Ranya Rao has been jailed, will be brought to book. Speaking to reporters at Vidhana Soudha in Bengaluru, MLA Rizwan, while responding to a question on the matter, said, “It’s … Read more
Kolkata, March 5 (IANS) DIG and Spokesperson, N K Pandey, South Bengal Frontier, BSF said on Wednesday that they have arrested a Bangladeshi woman with 24 carat gold bangles at Petrapole crossing in the North 24-Parganas district of West Bengal. “Around 8.20 am on Tuesday, jawans of the 145 Bn BSF were carrying out routine … Read more
Bengaluru, March 5 (IANS) Karnataka Home Minister G. Parameshwara on Wednesday sought an internal report from the Police Department after Ranya Rao, Kannada actress and daughter of the senior IPS officer in the state, was arrested in connection with the gold smuggling worth crores of rupees. Speaking to reporters at Vidhana Soudha, Parameshwara said, “The … Read more
Bengaluru, March 5 (IANS) The arrest of Kannada actress Ranya Rao, daughter of senior IPS officer Ramachandra Rao, on gold smuggling charges has sparked political reactions in Karnataka. Several Congress MLAs have expressed concern over the issue and said that there is a need for a thorough investigation. Ranya Rao was arrested at Bengaluru International … Read more