Bengaluru Airport Par Sona Smuggling Case Mein Actress Ranya Rao Arrest
Bengaluru, India – Kannada film industry ki actress Ranya Rao ko Kempegowda International Airport par 14 kg sone ki bars ke saath pakda gaya hai, jinki keemat lagbhag 14.56 crore rupaye hai. Reports ke mutaabik, Ranya ne ek saal mein 27 baar Dubai ki yatra ki thi. Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) officials ne bataya ki Bengaluru airport par recent times mein yeh sabse badi gold seizure mein se ek hai.
Senior IPS Officer Ki Beti Arrest
Ranya Rao, jo ki senior IPS officer Ramachandra Rao ki stepdaughter hain, unhe Monday raat ko DRI officers ne arrest kiya. Ministry of Finance ke under kaam karne wali yeh agency, Ranya ke frequent Dubai trips ki wajah se unpar nazar rakhe hue thi.
Court Mein Bail Petition Ki Sunwai
Customs department ne 33 saal ki actress ki chaar din ki custody maangi. Iska virodh karte hue, Ranya ke lawyer ne kaha ki unhe judicial custody (4 March se 18 March tak) mein bhej diya gaya tha kyunki DRI ke paas unse aur koi sawal nahi the. “Ab jab unhone bail petition daali hai, toh Customs department unki custody chahti hai,” lawyer ne kaha. Court ne custody order kal ke liye reserve kar diya hai.
Sona Smuggling Ke Liye Lakhon Commission
Investigation se pata chala hai ki Ranya Rao gold smuggling network ka hissa thi aur Dubai se Bengaluru tak maal smuggle karne ke liye hefty commission leti thi. Reports ke hisaab se, woh ek kilogram sone ki smuggling ke liye 4 lakh se 5 lakh rupaye tak commission leti thi.
Ghar Se Cash Aur Jewellery Bhi Baramad
Bengaluru airport par seizure ke baad, Ranya Rao ke ghar ki bhi talashi li gayi, jahan se 2.06 crore rupaye ke sone ke jewellery aur 2.67 crore rupaye cash baramad hue.
’Shocked Aur Devastated’
Is case se khud ko alag karte hue, Ranya ke stepfather ne kaha ki unhe Ranya aur uske husband ke business dealings ke baare mein koi jaankari nahi thi aur kaanoon apna kaam karega. “Kisi bhi aur pita ki tarah, main bhi shocked aur devastated tha jab mujhe media ke through is baare mein pata chala. Mujhe in sab baaton ki koi jaankari nahi thi,” Mr. Rao ne kaha.
Dubai Ke Chaar Trips 15 Dino Mein
Monday ko, Ranya Rao Emirates flight se Dubai se aayi thi. Authorities ko shak hua jab unhone dekha ki woh 15 dino mein chaar baar Dubai jaa chuki hai, jiske baad unke wapas aane par yeh targeted operation kiya gaya.
Kapdon Mein Chhupakar Laayi Sona
Investigators ne bataya ki Ranya ne kaafi saara sona pehen kar aur apne kapdon mein gold bars chhupakar smuggle kiya tha.
Airport Security Bypass Karne Ke Liye ‘Connections’ Ka Istemaal
Investigation se yeh bhi pata chala hai ki usne airport par security bypass karne ke liye apne “connections” ka istemaal kiya.
Judicial Custody Mein
Ranya ko financial offences ke liye special court mein pesh kiya gaya, jahan se use 18 March tak judicial custody mein bhej diya gaya hai.
Akele Thi Ya Kisi Bade Network Ka Hissa?
Authorities is baat ki jaanch kar rahi hain ki woh akele kaam kar rahi thi ya Dubai aur India ke beech chalne wale kisi bade smuggling network ka hissa thi. Ranya Rao, jo ki kai South Indian films mein kaam kar chuki hain, woh 2014 mein Kannada superstar Sudeep ke opposite ‘Maanikya’ mein bhi nazar aayi thi.
