Archive · 5 Sep 2025
Ranya Rao Fined ₹102 Crore in Gold Smuggling Case
Actress Ranya Rao has been fined a huge amount of money for allegedly smuggling gold.
The government says she was caught with a lot of gold at the airport.
Other people involved, like a hotel owner and some jewelers, were also fined.
The total amount of the fine is very large, totaling crores of rupees.
The actress was previously arrested and sentenced to a year in jail under a strict law.
The authorities are now making the case against her and others even stronger by serving a detailed notice with many documents.
Actress Ranya Rao has been fined ₹102 crore for involvement in a gold smuggling case.
Bengaluru hotelier Tarun Kondaraju fined ₹63 crore.
Jewellers Sahil Sakaria Jain and Bharat Kumar Jain fined ₹56 crore each.
Rao was arrested on March 3 at Bengaluru airport with 14.8 kg of gold.
Officials served the accused with a 250-page notice and 11,000 pages of documents.
- Who
- Actress Ranya Rao and others involved in gold smuggling.
- What
- Ranya Rao and others were fined for gold smuggling.
- When
- The arrest was on March 3. The DRI served notice recently.
- Where
- Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru; Bengaluru Central Jail
- Why
- Ranya Rao was involved in smuggling gold.
- Accused
- Ranya Rao, Tarun Kondaraju, Sahil Sakaria Jain, Bharat Kumar Jain
- Fine Amount (Ranya Rao)
- ₹102 crore
- Fine Amount (Tarun Kondaraju)
- ₹63 crore
- Fine Amount (Sahil & Bharat Jain)
- ₹56 crore each
- Gold Seized
- 14.8 kg
- Arrest Date
- March 3
- Location
- Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru