Rs 12.56 cr worth of gold seized from Kannada actress at Bengaluru airport: DRI

Bengaluru: The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence on Wednesday said the value of the gold bars seized from Kannada actress Ranya Rao at Kempegowda International Airport here was Rs 12.56 crore.

Rao is the stepdaughter of senior IPS officer Ramachandra Rao, who is currently serving as



Director-General of Police, Karnataka State Police Housing Corporation, a senior police officer told PTI.

The total seizure in the case stood at Rs 17.29 crore, which included assets worth Rs 4.73 crore, marking a significant blow to organised gold smuggling networks.