India, March 12 -- The Karnataka government on Tuesday ordered a high-level probe into alleged misuse of protocol privileges at the Bengaluru airport by Kannada actor Ranya Rao and the possible involvement of her stepfather, DGP-rank senior IPS officer K Ramachandra Rao, in the gold smuggling case.

In an order, the state government appointed additional chief secretary Gaurav Gupta to investigate the alleged protocol violations. It also ordered a Criminal Investigation Department (CID) probe into alleged lapses and dereliction of duty of police officers at the Kempegowda International Airport (KIA), Bengaluru.

"ACS Gaurav Gupta has been appointed as the Investigating Officer to investigate the facts and circumstances leading to the avail...