New Delhi, April 1 -- Actor Ranya Rao on Tuesday moved Karnataka High Court seeking bail in gold smuggling case after her plea was rejected by the Magistrate and Sessions Courts.

Her lawyer, BS Girish, submitted the petition, and the High Court is set to hear the matter soon next week, reported ANI.

On March 27, for the third time, the sessions court in Bengaluru rejected the bail plea of Kannada actress Harshavardhini Ranya alias Ranya Rao in the gold smuggling case.

Gold bars worth Rs.12.56 crore were seized from Ranya, the step-daughter of DGP rank officer K Ramachandra Rao at Kempegowda International Airport on March 3 upon her arrival from Dubai.

Following this, searches were conducted at her residence, where officials recovered ...