Kannada actress Ranya Rao is going through a difficult period these days. Recently, Ranya was arrested by the Revenue Intelligence Directorate on charges of gold smuggling from Bangalore Airport. He has been in jail for the last 4 months. At the same time, Ranya has been sentenced to one year.
The order was passed by the Board of Advisory, Prevention of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Act, including two other accused along with Ranya Rao. Ranya Rao Karnataka Director General of Police K.K. Ramchandra Rao has a step daughter.
According to reports, according to this order, the three accused have been denied the right to apply for bail during the imprisonment period of one year. That is, none of these sentences will be able to apply for bail until it is completed.
Ranya Rao is known for her role in the film ‘Manikya’ with Kannada superstar Sudik. He has worked in many South films. The real name of Ranya Rao is Harshvardhani Ranya.
What was the matter
Ranya Rao was caught on March 2025 at Campgowda Airport in Bangalore with a gold of crores. He was recovered from Dubai 14.2 kg gold, which was valued at around Rs 12.56 crore. Ranya found gold in different parts of the body.
The investigation then revealed that Ranya had traveled alone 45 times Dubai between 2023 and 2025, raising suspicion of her joining the broad smuggling network. Ranya and his fellow accused Tarun Raju got initially a default bail as the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence could not file a charge sheet on time. But later a density order was issued, so that release was not possible.
