Trouble Mounts For Ranya Rao? CBI Takes Over Gold Smuggling Case, Intensifies Investigation
Sources claim that after taking all inputs from the DRI, CBI team will intensify probe in the gold smuggling case.
In a big development in the gold smuggling case involving Kannada actress Ranya Rao, it has now been reported that CBI has taken over the investigation. CNN-News18 has learnt that a CBI team has reached Bengaluru and will now work in close coordination with the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI).
Sources claim that after taking all inputs from the DRI, CBI team will intensify probe and will find out if a gold smuggling racket is operating at the national level.
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Who Is Ranya Rao? How Is She Linked To Gold Smuggling Case?
Rao, the stepdaughter of Director General of Police (Karnataka State Police Housing Corporation) Ramachandra Rao, was under the radar of authorities due to frequent travel to Dubai. She allegedly travelled to the city 30 times over the past year, and four times in 15 days, bringing back kilos of gold each time.
Ranya was arrested by the authorities at the Bengaluru airport earlier this week. Following her arrest, the Bengaluru Directorate of Revenue Intelligence recovered gold jewellery worth Rs 2.06 crore and Rs 2.67 crore in cash from her Bengaluru home during raids. On Friday, she was sent to the DRI custody for three days.
The case, touted as one of the biggest gold seizures in Karnataka, has also brought increased scrutiny on Rao’s husband, Jatin Hukkeri. Police have alleged that he frequently travelled with the actress to Dubai, from where she allegedly smuggled gold.
Hukkeri married Ranya Rao in a high-profile marriage around four months ago at Taj West End, after which they settled into a high-end apartment in Bengaluru’s upscale Lavelle Road. Hukkeri is an architect by profession, holding a Bachelor’s degree in Architecture and Interior Design from RV College of Engineering in Bengaluru. He pursued further studies at the Royal College of Art – Executive Education, London, specialising in Disruptive Market Innovation.
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