India, March 17 -- K Ramachandra Rao, a DGP-rank officer and Ranya Rao's stepfather, was questioned on Monday in connection with the gold smuggling case. Rao's statement was recorded by the investigating team led by Karnataka additional chief secretary Gaurav Gupta.

The Karnataka government had formed a panel under Gupta to probe if Rao was involved in his stepdaughter's activities.

"The report is likely to be submitted to the Karnataka government within the next two days. The government had instructed the committee to submit it within a week," a source told PTI.

Earlier this month, Ranya Rao, a Kannada actress, was caught at Bengaluru airport allegedly smuggling a huge amount of gold, which was strapped to her body.

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