Archive · 21 Nov 2025
Actress Ranya Rao, Aides Face 7-Year Jail for Smuggling 100+ kg Gold
A famous Kannada actress, Ranya Rao, and three others are in big trouble.
They smuggled over 100 kg of gold worth more than ₹100 crore.
The government wants them to spend up to 7 years in jail.
The actress was caught with gold worth ₹12.56 crore at the airport.
They might stay in detention until 2026.
The actress' father, a senior police officer, was also questioned about this.
Actress Ranya Rao and three others charged with gold smuggling
DRI seeks maximum punishment of 7 years under Customs Act
Actress arrested with 14.2 kg gold, valued at ₹12.56 crore
Accused detained under COFEPOSA Act till April 2026
Actress' father, senior Karnataka police officer, questioned
- Who
- Actress Ranya Rao, Telugu actor Tarun Konduru, hawala dealer Sahil Jain, jeweller Bharat Jain
- What
- Smuggled over 100 kg of gold worth over ₹102 crore
- When
- 2024-2025 period, arrested on March 3, 2025
- Where
- Bengaluru airport
- Why
- To smuggle gold into India from Dubai
Prosecution
Defense
Gold smuggling
Prosecution
Actress and aides guilty of smuggling over 100 kg of gold
Defense
Actress and aides maintain innocence, claim gold was legally purchased
- Total gold smuggled
- Over 100 kg
- Total value of smuggled gold
- Over ₹102 crore
- Actress' trips to Dubai
- 31 times since 2024
- Maximum imprisonment
- 7 years
- Detention period
- Till April 2026