Past scandal haunts K’taka DGP as Ranya Rao gold smuggling probe widens

Investigations into Kannada actress Ranya Rao’s gold smuggling case are escalating, with her father, Karnataka DGP K Ramachandra Rao, entangled in an old controversy from 2014. Ranya was caught at the airport with 14.2 kg of gold, and authorities are now examining links to organized networks and a high-end jewellery boutique in Bengaluru.

​Investigations into Kannada actress Ranya Rao’s gold smuggling case are escalating, with her father, Karnataka DGP K Ramachandra Rao, entangled in an old controversy from 2014. Ranya was caught at the airport with 14.2 kg of gold, and authorities are now examining links to organized networks and a high-end jewellery boutique in Bengaluru.