Bengaluru, Feb. 26 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has filed a prosecution complaint (chargesheet) under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) before a special court in Bengaluru against Kannada actor Ranya Rao and two others in connection with an alleged large-scale gold smuggling and money-laundering network.
The development marks a major advancement in one of the most high-profile smuggling probes in recent times.
The chargesheet names Ranya, her alleged associate Tarun Konduru, and Ballari-based gold dealer Sahil Sakariya Jain as accused.
The ED's investigation follows an FIR registered by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in March 2025, based on a complaint from the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI).
The...