Bengaluru, April 27 -- The Karnataka high court on Saturday dismissed the bail petitions filed by Kannada actor Ranya Rao and her Telugu actor friend Tarun Konduru Raju, both of whom are arrested in connection with a gold smuggling case.
Justice S Vishwajith Shetty pronounced the order, a detail copy of which was awaited.
Rao was arrested at the Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru on March 3 after Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) officials found her in possession of 14.2 kg of gold bars worth Rs.12.5 crore, upon her arrival from Dubai, while Raju was taken into custody on March 10.
During the hearing in the high court, Rao's counsel Sandesh Chouta argued that she had been "falsely implicated in the case", while advocat...