How Actor Ranya Rao Managed To Give Airport Security The Slip

Actor Ranya Rao’s gold smuggling racket concerned an enormous syndicate and he or she received by means of airports with the assistance of the State Protocol Officer who was additionally a part of the racket, the Directorate of Income Intelligence or DRI, which can be investigating the smuggling case, informed a court docket immediately. 

The DRI, which was opposing the bail of the 33-tear-old — who was arrested with 14 kg of gold in Bengaluru’s Kempegowda airport on March 3 — mentioned that day, it was the State Protocol Officer who escorted her out of the airport.  She was caught only a step or two earlier than the exit.

The company mentioned immediately that Ranya Rao had handed by means of the immigration and the Inexperienced Channel with the assistance of the State Protocol Workplace, and alleged the division  was concerned. 

“We (the DRI) had intercepted there as soon as she handed the Inexperienced Channel. She had no intention of declaring what she was carrying,” the DRI counsel added.  

“We’ve summoned the State Protocol Officer and obtained his assertion,” the DRI mentioned. 

The company additionally contended that vast cash was organized and transferred by means of hawala and they’re investigating that channel. 

“It exhibits {that a} syndicate was working,” the DRI mentioned. Contending that the actor just isn’t cooperating with the Investigation, the DRI mentioned, “We oppose her bail as it is a matter of Nationwide Safety. We’ve to Examine the hawala channel”.

The company additionally mentioned that Ranya Rao, who has been to Dubai 27 instances within the final six months, has the Resident Id Card of the UAE.

Ranya Rao, stepdaughter of Indian Police Service officer Ramachandra Rao, is at present in judicial custody which is able to finish on March 24, however the court docket is anticipated to take a name on her bail petition tomorrow. 

Ranya Rao had come below the lens of the DRI as a result of her frequent international journeys. Inside the final six months, she had made 27 journeys to Dubai, and in addition america. 

Following her arrest, a search of her residence in Bengaluru’s Lavelle Street yielded gold jewelry price Rs. 2.06 crore and Indian forex amounting to Rs. 2.67 crore,” the DRI mentioned.