New Delhi, March 11 -- Former Karnataka Chief Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Jagadish Shettar on Tuesday stated that actress Ranya Rao's gold smuggling case is a "very"serious matter and needs to be investigated thoroughly.

Speaking to ANI, Shettar said that the CBI needs to investigate the case thoroughly as news of the involvement of ministers and political leaders is coimng.

" Actress Ranya Rao's case is a very serious matter and it has to be thoroughly investigated...CBI has to investigate it thoroughly because news of the involvement of ministers and political leaders is coming," the BJP leader said.

Earlier in the day, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah ordered a probe into the allegations of 'protocol violations...