Bengaluru, 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.
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 by police officers at the Kempegowda International Airport (KIA), Bengaluru.
The actor was arrested at KIA on March 3 after DRI officials found her in possession of 14.2 kg of gold bars upon her arrival from Dubai.P9
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