A Special Court of Economic Offences in Bengaluru on March 14 rejected the bail plea of gold smuggling accused Kannada actress Harshavardhini Ranya alias Ranya Rao. The second accused in the case, Tarun Raju, has been remanded to judicial custody for 15 days as the probe continues. Ranya, stepdaughter of DGP-rank officer K Ramachandra Rao, is lodged in the Parappana Agrahara Jail here.
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) seized gold bars worth Rs 12.56 crore from Ranya at Kempegowda International Airport when she arrived here from Dubai on March 3. Subsequent searches conducted by the DRI at her residence led to the recovery of gold jewellery worth Rs 2.06 crore and Rs 2.67 crore in cash.