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Karnataka Deputy CM DK Shivakumar dismissed reports linking state ministers to the gold smuggling case involving actress Ranya Rao, terming them 'political gossips.' NEW DELHI: Karnataka deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar on Monday dismissed reports linking two state ministers to the gold smuggling case involving Kannada actress Ranya Rao, calling them "political gossips." “No minister is involved, we don’t know anything.
It is all political gossip . Investigating officers will proceed as per the law. We have nothing to do with it," Shivakumar told reporters.
He also emphasized that the case is being handled by central agencies. Ranya Rao, 34, was arrested by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) on March 3 at Bengaluru's Kempegowda International Airport after arriving from Dubai. Authorities seized gold bars worth ₹12.
56 crore from her possession. A day later, the DRI recovered gold jewellery worth Rs 2.06 crore and cash amounting to Rs 2.
67 crore from her Bengaluru residence. Ranya is the stepdaughter of K Ramachandra Rao, a DGP-ranked officer and Chairman and Managing Director of the Karnataka State Police Housing and Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered an FIR in the case.
Former Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai demands thorough probe, CBI investigation Former Karnataka chief minister and MP Basavaraj Bommai on Monday called for a comprehensive investigation into the illegal gold smuggling network linked to Kannada actress Ranya Rao, urging authorities to expose all those involved. Addressing the media in Delhi, Bommai dismissed allegations regarding his tenure and clarified that the allocation of land to Xiroda India Pvt. Ltd.
, where Rao was a director, never reached the Chief Minister's office. 'Not an isolated case' Bommai emphasized that gold smuggling on such a scale could not occur without the involvement of officials and demanded a deeper probe. "This does not appear to be an isolated incident.
A crime of this magnitude cannot happen without some level of complicity. The entire network must be exposed, and a CBI probe will reveal who is responsible," he said. Stay updated with the latest city news , weather , and Air Quality Index (AQI) updates for major cities like Delhi , Mumbai , Noida , and Bengaluru on Times of India .
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