Bengaluru, March 10 -- BJP State President Vijayendra Yediyurappa on Monday raised serious allegations relating to the Ranya Rao gold smuggling case, demanding Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah disclose the names of ministers allegedly supporting the accused.
Addressing the media here, Vijayendra described the case as "one of the rarest in Karnataka's history," highlighting that Ranya, Kannada actress and step-daughter of a senior IPS officer, was arrested at Bengaluru's Kempegowda International Airport in connection with gold smuggling.
"The information we have received suggests that certain senior ministers in the Karnataka government have been actively supporting Ranya Rao. This raises serious concerns. How was she allowed to byp...