India, March 5 -- On Kannada actress Ranya Rao's arrest in a gold smuggling case, Congress MLA and legal advisor to the Karnataka chief minister, AS Ponnanna said that the law will take its own course irrespective of his connections or relations.

Ponnanna's statement came in reference to the fact that Ranya is the stepdaughter of Karnataka's Director General of Police (DGP) Dr K Ramachandra Rao.

"She is accused of indulging in smuggling. The law will take its course, whether she is the DGP's, the CM's or the Prime Minister's daughter. If there is any official nexus involved in this, it will come out in the investigation," Ponnanna said, adding Ranya was being treated as any other accused.

Kannada actress Ranya Rao, who is known for her...