India, March 11 -- The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has reportedly arrested Tarun Raju, the grandson of Atria Hotel's owner, in Bengaluru in connection with a gold smuggling case involving Kannada actor Ranya Rao.

Tarun Raju's arrest came after Ranya Rao was detained at Kempegowda International Airport with gold bars worth Rs.12.56 crore.

Tarun Raju was detained after investigators found his involvement in the smuggling case, India Today reported.

He was later produced before the special economic offences court in Bengaluru, which granted the DRI five days of custody for further questioning, the report added, citing unnamed sources.

Officials suspect that Raju and Ranya Rao were involved in a gold smuggling racket, operat...