New Delhi, March 17 -- Karnataka BJP MLA Basangouda Patil Yatnal courted controversy when he remarked that Kannada actress Ranya Rao, embroiled in a gold smuggling case, hid gold 'wherever she had holes'.

Bijapur City MLA said, "She (Ranya Rao) had gold all over her body, hiding it wherever she had holes, and smuggled it in".

Ranya Rao was arrested on March 3, 2025, at Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru upon her arrival from Dubai. She was allegedly caught smuggling 14.2 kg of gold worth Rs.12.56 crore.

Amid reports of two ministers allegedly having links to the gold smuggling case involving Kannada actress Ranya Rao, Karnataka BJP MLA also claimed that he would reveal the names of those involved before the Assembly.

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