Bengaluru, March 10 -- Karnataka BJP president BY Vijayendra on Monday said that Actress Ranya Rao's gold smuggling case is the rarest in the country's history.

Ranya Rao was arrested on March 3 by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) at Kempegowda International Airport (KIAD) in Bengaluru for allegedly smuggling 14.8 kilograms of gold from Dubai.

"Ranya Rao is also the daughter of a highest police officer. Against this backdrop, the chief ministers insist on the reality of the case to the people. If the ministers are involved in the case, the information is already in the hands of the chief ministers," Vijayendra said.

He further said, "If the government is to protect the corrupt in this case as per the previous scandal, the ...