Who is Ranya Rao, top Karnataka cop's actor-daughter arrested in Bengaluru for gold smuggling ?
PTC News Desk: Kannada film actor Ranya Rao was arrested at Bengaluru's Kempegowda International Airport for allegedly attempting to smuggle 14.2 kg gold worth over Rs 12.56 crore from Dubai, confirmed officials.
Rao has been send to 14 days judicial custody after being produced before judge on Tuesday evening. Notably, she is the stepdaughter of IPS officer Ramachandra Rao, who currently serves as the Director General of Police (DGP) at the Karnataka State Police Housing Corporation.
Acting on a tip-off, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) apprehended the actress upon her arrival from Dubai on an Emirates flight. The Ministry of Finance in a statement said the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), successfully intercepted a passenger carrying foreign-origin gold bars valued at Rs 12.56 crore at Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru.
Here's all you need to know about Ranya Rao
Rao hails from Chikamagaluru, Karnataka, and earned an engineering degree from Dayananda Sagar College of Engineering in Bangalore.
She made her film debut in 2014, starring alongside Kannada superstar Sudeep in Maanikya, a remake of the 2013 Telugu film Mirchi. In the film, she plays Manasa, a woman from an influential family who falls in love with Sudeep’s character.
Rao also appeared in the Tamil film Wagah (2016) opposite Vikram Prabhu. In the movie, she portrays Prabhu’s love interest, a Pakistani woman whom his character, an Indian soldier, must escort back home amidst escalating riots in Kashmir.
In the 2017 Kannada comedy Pataki, she took on the role of Sangeetha, a journalist and the love interest of Ganesh’s character.
Rao has claimed to be the stepdaughter of IPS officer and Director General of Police (Police Housing Corporation), Ramachandra Rao.
- PTC NEWS
