Ranya Rao's stepfather lands in trouble amid actress' arrest in the gold smuggling case: Report

Ranya Rao, the Kannada actress who happens to be the stepdaughter of senior Indian Police Service (IPS) officer K. Ramachandra Rao was arrested at Bengaluru’s Kempegowda International Airport by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence recently. She was accused of smuggling gold worth Rs 12 crore.

Multiple reports say she broke down in front of her lawyers and said, “I constantly reflect on why I became involved in this. My thoughts revert to the day at the airport. I am unable to sleep… I am experiencing mental distress.”

And now, her stepfather is under probe too, for reportedly being in cahoots with his daughter and helping her breach the airport security amid the smuggling controversy.

To put it simply, two separate investigations have been ordered to uncover the extent of security lapses and potential involvement of police personnel. Criminal Investigation Department (CID) is now going to be looking into the matter. More details about the case are awaited.