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Political slugfest over Ranya Rao case

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March 11, 2025

The Karnataka gold smuggling case involving popular actress Ranya Rao has paved way for a full-blown political war between the ruling Congress and Opposition BJP with accusations and counter-accusations heating up the political temperature.

- LAKSHMANA VENKAT KUCHI

Political slugfest over Ranya Rao case

While the investigators have got custody of the two accused, the information so far coming out has sparked off political war between the ruling Congress in Karnataka and the opposition BJP in the state, with the latter going as far as to allege that a very powerful senior Congress leader and minister was behind the actress.

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