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Bengaluru: Actor Ranya Rao’s gold smuggling racket involved a huge syndicate and she got through airports with the help of the State Protocol Officer who was also part of the racket, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence or DRI, which is also investigating the smuggling case, told a court today.  The …

Bengaluru: The Karnataka government has withdrawn the police involvement in the probe into the Ranya Rao gold smuggling case. The state police’s Criminal Investigation Department or CID was initially tasked with investigating protocol violations at the Bengaluru International Airport. The Home Ministry has now revoked the probe order. The government …

Ranya Rao was arrested last week. Bengaluru: Kannada actor Ranya Rao, who was caught smuggling gold bars worth Rs 14.56 crore last week, on Monday alleged she is “traumatised and emotionally broken” as she was “verbally tortured and threatened” in the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI)’s custody. Ms Rao made …