Kannada actor Ranya Rao, who was arrested for smuggling 14.8 kg of gold price ₹12.56 crore, revealed about the one that handed her the contraband at Dubai Worldwide Airport.
Because the investigation into the Ranya Rao case is progressing, new and surprising particulars maintain rising.(Fb/ Ranya Rao)
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Whereas being interrogated by the Directorate of Income Intelligence (DRI), the 33-year-old actor acknowledged that she had obtained an web name with directions to satisfy a person close to the espresso machine within the eating lounge of Gate A, Terminal 3 of Dubai Worldwide Airport.
The person she was supposed to satisfy was described to her on name as carrying an Arab gown or ‘Kandura’. Ranya Rao described the person as over six ft tall, effectively constructed, with an African-American accent and wheatish complexion.
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After she recognized the person and met him, that they had solely a short change, when he gave her two packages wrapped in heavy tarpaulin plastic with gold in them. Ranya Rao claimed this was the primary time she was smuggling gold.
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The actor had already devised an elaborate plan to smuggle the gold. Earlier than she arrived on the airport, she had items of tape minimize and prepared after which proceeded to strap gold bars on her physique to hide them.
Throughout the DRI probe, a constable who assisted Rao claimed that Karnataka DGP Ramachandra Rao, who’s the actor’s stepfather, had ordered him to assist her by means of airport protocols.
Ranya Rao reportedly watched YouTube movies to plan how you can smuggle the gold with out capturing consideration.
On Thursday, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) filed a cash laundering case in opposition to the Kannada actor, making them one among three companies investigating the matter.
The DRI has launched a probe into whether or not there was a large-scale organised smuggling racket behind Ranya Rao. The CBI can also be wanting into the case.