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India Gazette
20-05-2025
- India Gazette
Kannada actor Ranya Rao gets conditional bail in gold smuggling case
ANI 20 May 2025, 18:52 GMT+10 Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 20 (ANI): Kannada actor Ranya Rao on Tuesday was granted conditional bail by the Economic Offences Court in an alleged connection with a gold smuggling case. Despite the bail, she will remain in jail under the COFEPOSA (Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act) case. Tarun Kondaraju, a co-accused in the gold smuggling case, was also granted conditional bail. The court approved their release on the condition that each submits two sureties and a personal bond of Rs 2 lakh. The court also barred both from leaving the country and ordered them not to commit similar offences. Ranya Rao was arrested on March 3 at Bengaluru's Kempegowda International Airport after DRI officials found her carrying gold. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) later filed an FIR based on a complaint by Abhishek Chandra Gupta, Additional Director of DRI. The FIR was registered under the Prevention of Corruption Act of 1988 and several sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Samhita (BNS). According to the complaint, two foreign nationals were arrested at Mumbai Airport on March 6 for attempting to smuggle 21.28 kg of gold into India, valued at Rs. 18.92 crore. (ANI)
Khaleej Times
20-05-2025
- Khaleej Times
Indian actor Ranya Rao gets conditional bail in gold smuggling case
Actor Ranya Rao on Tuesday was granted conditional bail by the Economic Offences Court in an alleged connection with a gold smuggling case. Despite the bail, she will remain in jail under the COFEPOSA (Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act) case. Tarun Kondaraju, a co-accused in the gold smuggling case, was also granted conditional bail. The court approved their release on the condition that each submits two sureties and a personal bond of Rs 2 lakh. The court also barred both from leaving the country and ordered them not to commit similar offences. Rao was arrested on March 3 at Bengaluru's Kempegowda International Airport after Directorate of Revenue Intelligence officials found her carrying gold. The Central Bureau of Investigation later filed a first information report–– the basis for initiating investigation in India––based on a complaint by Abhishek Chandra Gupta, additional director of DRI. The FIR was registered under the Prevention of Corruption Act of 1988 and several sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Samhita, the Indian Penal Code. According to the complaint, two foreign nationals were arrested at Mumbai Airport on March 6 for attempting to smuggle 21.28 kg of gold into India, valued at Rs 189.2 million (Dh8.11 million).
Hindustan Times
20-05-2025
- Hindustan Times
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.
