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As the investigation proceeds into the Kannada actress Ranya Rao's alleged gold smuggling case, the concerned officials are releasing some of the shocking details. The reports suggest that this was not the first time the actress had brought gold from Dubai. Ranya Rao reportedly traveled to Dubai 30 times over the past year and allegedly brought back gold on each trip.

The actress was paid Rs 1 lakh per kilogram for smuggling gold from Dubai and allegedly earned almost Rs 12-13 lakh per trip, India Today reported, citing sources. Further investigations revealed that she used modified jackets and belts for travel and did hide the smuggled gold in the modified jackets. Even at the time of her arrest by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), she was hiding the smuggled gold in her modified dress.

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Due to her frequent visits to Dubai, the actress was reportedly on the watchlist of the authorities as they tracked her visits. She was confronted by the DRI authorities on Wednesday on her return from Dubai just before she was about to clear the security. The authorities seized gold bars worth Rs 12.56 crore that weighed almost 15 kilograms from her possession and took her into custody.

The actress later mentioned that she was the daughter of senior officer Ramachandra Rao, posted as DGP (Karnataka State Police Housing Corporation). While reacting to her daughter's arrest, the officer stated that he was shocked and devastated when he came to know about the incident.

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"I was also shocked and devastated when such an incident came to my notice through the media, I was not aware of any of these things, and like any other father, I was also shocked. She is not living with us, she is living separately with her husband, there must be some problems between them due to some family issues. Anyway, the law will do its job, there is no black mark in my career. I don't want to say anything more," he was quoted as saying by ANI.