Bengaluru, April 3 -- The Karnataka high court on Wednesday directed that the closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage of arrested actor Ranya Rao from the Bengaluru airport to be preserved for the purposes of investigation and trial. Justice M Nagaprasanna directed the authorities at Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) to preserve the CCTV footage from March 3 this year, the day that Rao was arrested by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) at the Airport.

"The CCTV footage that is available for the purpose of investigation as on today, shall be preserved for the completion of investigation, and if necessary, for the trial," the high court said.

The court passed the order while disposing of a petition filed by Rao's mother, ...