Updated On: 10 March, 2025 11:23 PM IST | Bengaluru | PTI
Ranya Rao, 34, was arrested by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) on March 3 upon her arrival at Bengaluru's Kempegowda International Airport from Dubai, and gold bars worth Rs 12.56 crore were seized from her

Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar. Pic/PTI
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Monday rejected reports that claim two ministers have links to the gold smuggling case involving Kannada actress Ranya Rao and termed the reports as "political gossips".
He also said that the state government has nothing to do with the case as central agencies are investigating it.