India, March 7 -- Kannada film actor Ranya Rao, was arrested in one of the largest gold seizures at Bengaluru's Kempegowda International Airport in recent years, after allegedly smuggling 14.8 kg of the contraband from Dubai attached to her body.

33-year-old Rao, the stepdaughter of a senior DGP-rank IPS officer in Karnataka, was arrested by officials of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) on March 3, acting on a tip-off about her arrival at the airport.

While it had been suspected that Rao had smuggled gold bars in her jacket, the DRI confirmed that the contraband was found on her during a physical check.

"Upon examination, gold bars weighing 14.2 kg were found ingeniously concealed on (her) person," the DRI stated.

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