Gold Coast (Australia), April 9: Indian shooters Mehuli Ghosh and Apurvi Chandela bagged silver and bronze respectively in the women's 10m Air Rifle event at the 21st Commonwealth Games here on Monday.

Ghosh lost to eventual champions Martina Lindsay of Singapore in the shoot-off after both were tied at a CWG record score of 247.2 in the final.

In the shoot-off, Ghosh scored 9.9 while Martina shot 10.3.

Apurvi, the defending champion. got the bronze with 225.3.

Ghosh was trailing Veloso till the last shot in the final. But she ensured some late drama by scoring 10.9 with her last shot to take the issue into the shoot-off.

Earlier, Apurvi set a new CWG record of 423.2 to clinch the top spot in the qualifying stage.

She beat her own previous CWG record of 415.6 which was set at the 2014 edition in Glasgow, Scotland.

Ghosh registered 413.7 to finish fifth in the qualification stage.

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Bengaluru: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has launched an investigation into the high-profile Bengaluru gold smuggling case, following probes by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). The ED conducted raids at eight locations in Bengaluru and surrounding areas on Thursday as part of its money laundering probe under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).

The ED initiated its investigation after taking cognisance of the CBI’s FIR and DRI’s findings following the arrest of Kannada actress Ranya Rao and her associate, Tarun Konduru Raj. A team of four officers raided Ranya’s Lavelle Road residence, seizing crucial documents. An Enforcement Case Information Report (ECIR) has been registered in New Delhi.

The probe is also looking into possible violations of foreign exchange laws, with investigators suspecting that money was routed through hawala transactions to Dubai in exchange for gold bars sent to India. The CBI had earlier raided Ranya’s residence on Monday. Meanwhile, the DRI conducted searches at nine locations, including Koramangala and Indiranagar.

The CBI registered an FIR on March 7 based on a complaint by Dr Abhishek Chandra Gupta, Additional Director of DRI, following Ranya’s arrest at Bengaluru airport on March 3. Two foreign nationals were later arrested at Mumbai airport on March 6 for attempting to smuggle 21.28 kg of gold worth ₹18.92 crore. Investigators believe the smuggling syndicate operates from Dubai, with possible national and international ramifications.

IPS officer under scrutiny

The state government has appointed Additional Chief Secretary Gaurav Gupta to investigate the alleged involvement of Ranya’s stepfather, senior IPS officer K Ramachandra Rao. Initially, the CID was tasked with probing the alleged misuse of protocol privileges by Ranya, but the state government withdrew the order on Wednesday, stating that Gupta would lead the inquiry with CID assistance.

The case surfaced when DRI officials seized 14.2 kg of gold worth ₹12.56 crore from Ranya upon her arrival from Dubai on March 3. Subsequent raids at her residence led to the seizure of gold jewellery. Investigations continue into the suspected smuggling network and potential links to government officials.