Following her arrest at Bengaluru Airport in a gold smuggling case, Kannada actress Ranya Rao knowledgeable the Directorate of Income Intelligence (DRI) that she had not solely travelled to Dubai but in addition to Europe, America, and the Center East.
Whereas confessing to the crime in her first official assertion given to the DRI, she admitted that authorities recovered 17 gold bars from her possession. Nevertheless, the actor didn’t share additional data with authorities and sought time to “take some relaxation,” in line with an India As we speak report.
Ranya Rao, the stepdaughter of Director Normal of Police (Karnataka State Police Housing Company) Ramachandra Rao, is underneath the radar of authorities attributable to her frequent journeys to Dubai. In accordance with media experiences, the Kannada actor has travelled to town 30 instances up to now yr, 4 instances inside simply 15 days, allegedly smuggling kilos of gold on every journey.
Within the assertion, Rao stated, “I settle for that 17 items of gold bars had been recovered from my possession. I’d request you to maintain the proceedings as personal as attainable,” as quoted by India As we speak.
Through the questioning, she additionally revealed that she had travelled to a number of international locations. “I’ve travelled to Europe, America, and the Center East and have visited Dubai and Saudi Arabia. I want to state that I’m drained at current as I didn’t get sufficient relaxation,” she said.
Moreover, Ranya Rao reiterated that she is able to totally cooperate with the DRI within the ongoing investigation. She additionally clarified that she confronted no coercion and that her testimony was given voluntarily.
Ranya, recognized for her roles in Kannada movies like ‘Maanikya’ and ‘Pataki,’ was detained earlier this week by the Directorate of Income Intelligence (DRI) at Kempegowda Worldwide Airport (KIA) in her alleged connection to a gold smuggling case after coming back from Dubai on March 3.
Authorities allege that Ranya was carrying 14.eight kilograms of gold, which she meant to smuggle into the nation, in line with ANI. Searches had been carried out at her residence, and gold jewelry price Rs 2.06 crore and Indian foreign money amounting to Rs 2.67 crore had been additionally recovered.
