India, March 7 -- In the limelight for wrong reasons, Kannada actor Ranya Rao, the stepdaughter of senior IPS officer Ramachandra Rao, reportedly confessed to smuggling gold at the Bengaluru airport, from where she was arrested on Monday night.

Her stepfather, Ramachandra Rao, the Director-General of Police for the Karnataka State Police Housing Corporation, has denied any involvement in the case as the matter triggered massive public and political discussion, with preliminary investigations suggesting that the actress may have attempted to use her connections to bypass customs checks.

17 gold bars: Ranya Rao admitted that "17 gold bars" were found on her during her arrest. In a leaked statement cited in an NDTV report, Ranya Rao also d...