India, March 13 -- The Enforcement Directorate has joined the probe regarding the gold smuggling case involving Kannada actor Ranya Rao. Currently, raids are underway in Bengaluru in relation to the case.

The ED is a probe agency that is tasked with investigating offences of money laundering and violations of foreign exchange law.

This comes after the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, who had arrested Ranya Rao with around 14 kg of gold at Bengaluru Airport, also sought help from CBI to investigate the case, reported news agency ANI.

An FIR has been filed by the CBI in the Ranya Rao gold smuggling case on the complaint of Abhishek Chandra Gupta, Additional Director of DRI, the report added.

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