India, March 15 -- A Special Court for Economic Offences has denied bail to actress Ranya Rao in connection with an alleged gold smuggling racket, citing her repeated trips to Dubai and the use of a Karnataka Police Protocol Officer to bypass security checks.

According to news agency PTI, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), opposing her bail plea, informed the court that Ranya had traveled to Dubai 27 times since January 2025, raising suspicions about her involvement in an organized smuggling syndicate.

Ranya, who is the stepdaughter of senior IPS officer K Ramachandra Rao, allegedly played a key role in the smuggling operation, which the DRI claims involved hawala transactions to transfer funds from India to Dubai for purcha...