From Africa To India: Ranya Rao’s Multi-Crore Gold Racket Exposed
Kannada actor Ranya Rao led a cross‑border gold smuggling operation from Africa through Dubai to India, generating over ₹100 crore in a year, officials say. The racket started with an initial ₹2 crore loss. Rao was arrested at Bengaluru airport with 14.2 kg of smuggled gold worth ₹12.56 crore, sparking a wider investigation into the network.