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Kannada film actress Ranya Rao has been sentenced to one year in the gold smuggling case. This order was issued by the Advisory Board under Forex Protection and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act (COFEPOSA).
According to the Times of India report, the board has not given Ranya the right to bail during the entire period of punishment.
Let me tell you that earlier a Bangalore court granted a default bail to Ranya and co-accused Tarun Raju on procedural bases. The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) could not file a charge sheet within the stipulated time.
The court granted both a bond of ₹ 2 lakh and default bail on two bailable terms. He was also forbidden to leave the country and repeat the crime.
However, despite getting bail, Ranya and Tarun Raju were kept in custody. Under the COFEPOSA law, prevention of up to one year can be given only on suspicion basis.
Ranya Rao caught 12.56 crore gold at Campgowda Airport in Bangalore on March 3, 2025. 14.8 kg of gold brought from Dubai was recovered from them.
According to court documents, Ranya’s bail petitions have been rejected several times before. The Petition was rejected by Special Economic Offenses Court on 14 March, Sessions Court on 27 March and Karnataka High Court on 26 April.
What is the whole matter?
Kannada actress and senior police officer K.K. Ramchandra Rao’s half -daughter Ranya Rao landed at Campgowda Airport in Bangalore on 3 March.
At around 6 o’clock, Ranya moved towards the exit gate. She went to the Green Channel to get out. Green channel is for passengers who have no goods in terms of investigation.
Ranya used to get out of the airport in the same way. On that day, the officers of Directorate of Revenue Intelligence i.e. DRI stopped him. Asked- Do you have gold or anything that you want to tell? Ranya replied- no.
In such a conversation, Ranya’s face started appearing nervous. Officers suspected. He called two female officers and asked Ranya to check. When he was searched, gold was found in different parts of his body. A total of 14.2 kg of gold was recovered from them, which cost Rs 12.56 crore.
Ranya was immediately taken into custody. Since then, Ranya has been in police custody. According to police sources, Ranya has said that she had gone to Europe, America and Middle East countries many times. He described this because of the modeling photo shoot and real estate related work.
Ranya is currently closed with two co-accused Tarun Raju and Sahil Sakariya in Bangalore’s Central Jail. The matter is being investigated by Directorate of Revenue Intelligence and Information Directorate and CBI. He has been charged under sections 135 and 104 of the Customs Act. Action is underway under section 108.
The government issued a custody order under Cofeposa on 22 April. Investigation revealed that Ranya had gone to Dubai alone 34 times between 2023 and 2025.
A look at the timeline of the case-
