More gold worth Rs. 2 crore and cash totalling Rs. 2.70 crore were seized from Kannada film actress Ranya Rao’s posh Bangalore apartment on February 5 as the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) doubled down on its probe into her alleged link with a smuggling network after she was caught flying back from Dubai with gold bars weighing 14.2 kgs. concealed in a belt strapped to her body. The total value of the seizures from her is Rs. 17.30 crore.
Ranya’s husband and other family members are likely to be interrogated. The ornaments found at her residence were apparently sourced from a designer jewellery store, and the purchase was probably linked to a prominent politician.