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Customs fines Ranya Rao Rs 89 crore in gold case
Hindustan Times··1 Oct
Customs fined actress Ranya Rao Rs 89 crore in a Dubai gold case. Tarun Konduru Raju was fined Rs 49.51 crore; Sahil Jain and Bharat Kumar Jain got Rs 53.06 crore each. The four were collectively penalised more than Rs 244 crore. Investigators alleged about 113 kg of gold moved from Dubai between March 7, 2024 and February 18, 2025.
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What It Means For You
- The penalties follow a 399-page adjudication order by Customs Joint Director Sandeep.
- Rao completed a one-year COFEPOSA detention and left Bengaluru Central Prison on April 22.
- Earlier DRI notices in September 2025 had sought a Rs 102 crore penalty from Rao.
What's Happening
- DRI intercepted Rao on March 3, 2025 at Kempegowda International Airport from Dubai.
- Officials recovered 14.213 kg of concealed foreign-origin gold valued at around Rs 12.56 crore.
- A residence search led to seizure of Rs 2.67 crore in cash and jewellery valued at Rs 2.06 crore, per ED.
How Detention Played Out
- Rao was arrested on March 3, 2025 and later got statutory bail in the Customs case.
- The Centre then invoked COFEPOSA for preventive detention.
- The Supreme Court in April 2026 upheld the preventive detention order.
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