ED Files Chargesheet Against Ranya Rao, Others in 127 Kg Gold Smuggling Operation
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ED Charges Ranya Rao, Others in 127 Kg Gold Smuggling Case
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News18•25-02-2026, 20:42
ED Charges Ranya Rao, Others in 127 Kg Gold Smuggling Case
•Enforcement Directorate (ED) filed a chargesheet against Kannada actor Ranya Rao, Tarun Konduru, and Sahil Sakariya Jain in a gold smuggling and money laundering case.
•Ranya Rao was arrested by DRI at Kempegowda International Airport with 14.2 kg of gold bars worth Rs 12.56 crore after returning from Dubai.
•ED investigation revealed 127.28 kg of gold, valued at Rs 102.55 crore, was smuggled into India between March 2024 and March 2025.
•Proceeds from gold sales were generated in cash and transferred via hawala channels, then routed through multiple bank accounts to appear legitimate.
•The operation was an "organised" and "structured" mechanism involving illegal import, cash disposal, and money laundering; assets worth Rs 34 crore belonging to Rao were attached.