
Bengaluru: In a significant operation against gold smuggling, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) intercepted a passenger Kannada actress Ranya Rao and seized from her foreign-origin 14.2 kg gold bars worth Rs 12.56 crore at Kempegowda International Airport here, officials said on Wednesday.
Ranya is the stepdaughter of senior IPS officer Ramachandra Rao, who is currently serving as Director-General of Police, Karnataka State Police Housing Corporation.