Kannada actor Ranya Rao, arrested on 4th March for allegedly smuggling 15 kg of gold valued at 12 crore rupees from Dubai, has been denied bail by a special court. The Enforcement Directorate has initiated raids in Karnataka, suspecting an international gold smuggling network. The CBI is scrutinising footage from Rao's recent wedding for potential connections to the smuggling operation. Rao will remain in judicial custody pending further legal proceedings.
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00:00We are moving now to the Karnataka smuggling case, there is trouble that is mounting for
00:05Rania Rao.
00:06The special court has denied bail to Kannada actor Rania Rao in the gold smuggling case,
00:11saying that the charges against her are very serious.
00:14Rania Rao was arrested on the 4th of March for allegedly attempting to smuggle 15 kgs
00:19of gold which was valued at 12 crore rupees from Dubai into India.
00:24During the hearing, Rania's lawyer claimed legal procedures were not being followed by
00:28the DRI while they were arresting her and during the investigation as well.
00:32Rania's legal team is preparing to approach the Sessions Court for a relief.
00:36Until a verdict is delivered on her bail application, she will remain in judicial custody.
00:40The Enforcement Directorate has now initiated raids in Karnataka.
00:44They are suspecting an international gold smuggling network.
00:47The CBI also is scrutinizing footage from Rania's recent wedding to uncover potential
00:52connections to smuggling operation.
00:55The gold smuggling case where Rania Rao is arrested, it's a very high profile case.
01:02Since that lady is a daughter of a senior IPS officer and the gold that has been seized
01:10worth more than 13 crores.
01:12It's not only first of its kind and not only sensational case, I think in recent times
01:18it's first of its kind where CBI has already intervened, ED is investigating the matter,
01:25even DRI has already seized of the matter.
01:29So, it's really a rarest of the rarest case where it has called the attention of not only
01:36country, even the international attention has been there in this case.