Kannada actor Ranya Rao granted bail in gold smuggling case, to stay in jail under COFEPOSA case
Kannada actor Ranya Rao and co-accused Tarun Kondaraju on Tuesday were granted conditional bail by the Economic Offences Court in connection with a gold smuggling case, on two sureties each and Rs. 2 lakh bond.
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