Ranya Rao’s arrest: Karnataka DGP on daughter’s arrest said he is shocked and devastated

Gold bars were seized from Ranya Rao at Kempegowda International Airport worth ₹12.56 crore.

On Wednesday, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence said that the gold bars worth ₹12.56 crore were seized from Ranya Rao at the Kempegowda International Airport. Ranya Rao is a Kannada actress and daughter of Karnataka senior police officer Ramachandra Rao.

Ranya Rao arrested with gold bars at Kempegowda International Airport.

Actress and daughter of Karnataka senior police officer Ramachandra Rao, Ranya Rao, was arrested at Bengaluru airport on Monday with 14.8kg of gold. Her father said that he was “shocked and devastated.” Rao, who is the Director General of Karnataka State Police Housing Corporation, said that he was unaware of the incident until it was reported in the media. The senior police officer told ANI, “As a father, I was shocked and devastated when I learned about it. She is not living with us, she is living separately with her husband. There must be some problem between them due to some family issues. Anyway, the law will do its job. There is no black mark in my career. I don’t want to say anything more.”

Gold bars weighing 14.2 kg were found.

DRI officials said that the 14.2 kg haul was one of the largest gold seizures at Bengaluru airport in recent times. The Ministry of Finance, in a statement, said, “Based on specific intelligence, DRI officers intercepted an Indian woman, aged around 33, who had arrived from Dubai on an Emirates flight on March 3. Upon examination, gold bars weighing 14.2 kg were found ingeniously concealed on her person.”

DRI officers, following the interception, searched Ranya Rao’s residence on Lavelle Road, Bengaluru, where she lives with her husband. The search led to the seizure of gold jewellery worth ₹2.06 crore and Indian currency amounting to ₹2.67 crore. The actor was arrested under the relevant provisions of the Customs Act, 1962, remanded to judicial custody, adding the ministry.