<p>Kannada actor Ranya Rao may face up to Rs 102 crore in penalties for smuggling gold into the country, top sources have said.</p><p>The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) on Tuesday issued show cause notices to Harshavardini Ranya alias Ranya Rao and her three accomplices: Tarun Konduru Raju alias Virat Konduru, Sahil Sakariya Jain and his uncle Bharath Kumar Jain. </p><p>The four are lodged at the Parappana Agrahara central prison in Bengaluru.</p><p>“The show cause notice has been issued proposing the confiscation of 14.2 kg plus 103 kg gold, smuggled earlier by the accused,” a top DRI source told DH.</p>.Trouble mounts for Ranya Rao as IT department initiates new probe.<p>“Penalty under the Customs Act has been proposed for all four who are part of the smuggling syndicate”.</p><p>According to the source, the maximum penalty Ranya may face is Rs 102 crore. For Raju, the maximum penalty would be Rs 62 crore; for Sahil and Bharath, who helped dispose of the gold and initiated hawala transactions, the maximum penalty would be Rs 53 crore each.</p><p>“The penalties are yet to be adjudicated. The show cause notice is answerable to the additional commissioner or joint commissioner, airport customs,” the source said. </p><p>The criminal proceedings will continue separately, the source said. The accused will remain in jail for atleast a year due to the invoking of the provisions of the Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act, 1974 (COFEPOSA Act) on them. </p><p>Ranya, 33, was arrested on March 3, 2025, after she flew into Bengaluru from Dubai. According to the DRI, she was found carrying 14.2 kg of foreign-origin gold bars worth Rs 12.56 crore on her person.</p><p>Raju, 36, a US citizen, was arrested by the DRI six days after Ranya was caught red-handed. Raju, as per the DRI, maintained close ties with the actor and was her associate in the smuggling.</p><p>Sahil, 27, the third suspect and a jeweller from Ballari, who allegedly helped Ranya dispose of the gold, shared the proceeds from the sale and helped in hawala transactions, was arrested on March 26. Bharath, 52, a jeweller and an alleged hawala dealer, was arrested in July.</p>
<p>Kannada actor Ranya Rao may face up to Rs 102 crore in penalties for smuggling gold into the country, top sources have said.</p><p>The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) on Tuesday issued show cause notices to Harshavardini Ranya alias Ranya Rao and her three accomplices: Tarun Konduru Raju alias Virat Konduru, Sahil Sakariya Jain and his uncle Bharath Kumar Jain. </p><p>The four are lodged at the Parappana Agrahara central prison in Bengaluru.</p><p>“The show cause notice has been issued proposing the confiscation of 14.2 kg plus 103 kg gold, smuggled earlier by the accused,” a top DRI source told DH.</p>.Trouble mounts for Ranya Rao as IT department initiates new probe.<p>“Penalty under the Customs Act has been proposed for all four who are part of the smuggling syndicate”.</p><p>According to the source, the maximum penalty Ranya may face is Rs 102 crore. For Raju, the maximum penalty would be Rs 62 crore; for Sahil and Bharath, who helped dispose of the gold and initiated hawala transactions, the maximum penalty would be Rs 53 crore each.</p><p>“The penalties are yet to be adjudicated. The show cause notice is answerable to the additional commissioner or joint commissioner, airport customs,” the source said. </p><p>The criminal proceedings will continue separately, the source said. The accused will remain in jail for atleast a year due to the invoking of the provisions of the Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act, 1974 (COFEPOSA Act) on them. </p><p>Ranya, 33, was arrested on March 3, 2025, after she flew into Bengaluru from Dubai. According to the DRI, she was found carrying 14.2 kg of foreign-origin gold bars worth Rs 12.56 crore on her person.</p><p>Raju, 36, a US citizen, was arrested by the DRI six days after Ranya was caught red-handed. Raju, as per the DRI, maintained close ties with the actor and was her associate in the smuggling.</p><p>Sahil, 27, the third suspect and a jeweller from Ballari, who allegedly helped Ranya dispose of the gold, shared the proceeds from the sale and helped in hawala transactions, was arrested on March 26. Bharath, 52, a jeweller and an alleged hawala dealer, was arrested in July.</p>