DRI arrests one more person in gold smuggling case involving actress Ranya Rao
Bengaluru, Mar 10 (PTI): The DRI officials on Monday arrested one more person in connection with the gold smuggling case involving actress Ranya Rao.
The arrested person is the son of a prominent hotelier and was allegedly a partner in gold smuggling involving the actress.
The businessman was produced before the special court for economic offences, which allowed the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) to keep him in its custody for five days.
The DRI seized gold bars worth Rs 12.56 crore from Kannada actress Harshavardhini Ranya alias Ranya Rao at Kempegowda International Airport a week ago.
Rao is the stepdaughter of senior IPS officer Ramachandra Rao. The DGP-rank officer is Chairman and Managing Director of the Karnataka State Police Housing and Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd.
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Ramadan fasting to kickoff from Thursday in Karnataka
Bengaluru: The Holy month of Ramadan will start from Thursday, February 19, announced convener of the State Moon Sighting Committee Maulana Maqsood Imran Rashadi on Wednesday.
Speaking at a press conference after the Moon Sighting Committee meeting held at the State Waqf Board office on Cunningham Road in the city on Wednesday evening, he said that there is no information about moon sighting anywhere in the capital Bengaluru, including other districts.
“However, after receiving reports of moon sightings in neighbouring states including Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Bihar, Odisha, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Rajasthan and Delhi, it has been decided to start fasting from Thursday,” he said.
The meeting was attended by Maulana Mufti Iftikhar Ahmed Qasmi, Maulana Ejaz Ahmed Nadvi and other members of the ulema.
