Bengaluru
Kannada actress Ranya Rao was caught red -handed in a gold smuggling case. After this incident, the issue of smuggling of gold remains a matter of discussion all over the country. Many questions are arising in people’s minds. The biggest question is that when such intensive checking is done at the airport around the world, then how did Ranya Rao bring 14 kg of gold worth Rs 12.86 crore from Dubai.
In the investigation of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) so far, it has been revealed that actress Ranya Rao used different tricks for gold smuggling. In the last one year, the Kannada actress traveled to Dubai about 30 times. It is estimated that due to his tricks, Ranya Rao brought several kilograms of gold every time and every time Ranya Rao was paid at Rs 1 lakh per kg.
Ranya Rao used to adopt these tricks
> Hiding gold in the legs: Kannada actress Ranya Rao knew that he could bring a gold stall or rod in his body part like feet or an inner limb comfortably and as a woman, he would also be less likely to have a thorough investigation. According to the information, Ranya Rao used to hide gold rods by putting tape on his feet (Thai) and waist.
> Special clothes: Ranya Rao had designed special clothes to make gold smuggling. The actress had made many such jackets, with the help of which she used to smuggle gold comfortably. These jackets were completely modified. Apart from this, Kannada actress also used a wrist belt. After tying this belt in her hand, Ranya Rao used to bring gold inside it.
> Investigators with investigatives: Ranya Rao had also set up the security personnel posted at the airport while smuggling it. Investigation has revealed that Ranya was helped by constable Basavaraj posted at Bangalore Airport. When the officials wanted to investigate the actress, Basavaraj stopped them and said, ‘You know who are these? This DGP Ramchandra Rao’s daughter.
How was Ranya Rao busted?
Actress Ranya Rao reached Bangalore International Airport from Dubai on 3 March. Ranya made four trips to Dubai within 15 days, which raised doubts. A police constable named Basavaraju was already ready to help him at Bangalore Airport. With the help of that, the actress tried to escape the security check, but Dri’s team was already monitoring her. Dri caught Ranya red -handed with a gold consignment. During the investigation, the authorities recovered 14.2 kg of gold of foreign origin hidden in his jacket, which is an estimated price of Rs 12.56 crore in the market.