K'taka HM seeks internal report from police department after actress held for gold smuggling

Karnataka Home Minister G. Parameshwara on Wednesday sought an internal report from the Police Department after Ranya Rao, Kannada actress and daughter of a senior IPS officer in the state, was arrested in connection with the gold smuggling worth crores of rupees.

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Speaking to reporters at Vidhana Soudha, Parameshwara said: "The investigation is underway. The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) is investigating the case. Unless and until, they come out of definite information, I would not be able to react to the incident."

Parameshwara said: "We discussed the matter with the police chief. The department has asked him to look into it and they will definitely get some information."

"I will be speculating if I say something. DRI is a central agency," he said, claiming that if the Police Department had been probing it, they could have information.