Bengaluru, April 27 -- The Karnataka high court on Saturday dismissed the bail petitions filed by Kannada actor Ranya Rao and her associate and Telugu actor Tarun Konduru Raju, both of whom are arrested in connection with a gold smuggling case.
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. The DRI informed the court that its probe revealed that the two had smuggled 100 kilograms of gold. P6
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