Bengaluru, March 28 -- A sessions court in Bengaluru on Thursday denied bail to Kannada actor Harshavardhini Ranya, popularly known as Ranya Rao, in the gold smuggling case. The court reserved the order in a hearing on Tuesday.
According to the prosecution, Ranya admitted to using hawala channels to facilitate gold purchases. In response, the authorities issued a notice to initiate a judicial investigation, which they believe will uncover further financial irregularities. The case also involves Tarun Raj, an aide of the actor, who has been named as the second accused.
Officials said that Ranya handed over the smuggled gold to a merchant named Sahil Jain, who was arrested by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence on Wednesday. So far, thr...