Gold smuggling case News

Earlier today, gold dealer Sahil Jain, who allegedly helped actor Ranya Rao sell smuggled gold, was sent to DRI custody till March 29.

Meanwhile, Ranya Rao approached a Sessions Court in Bengaluru for bail. Her move came after the Special Court for Economic Offences here denied her bail on Friday.  

Ranya Rao was arrested in a case pertaining to the seizure of gold bars worth Rs 12.56 crore from Ranya at Kempegowda International Airport here on March 3 upon her arrival from Dubai.

The second accused in the Ranya Rao gold smuggling case, Tarun Konduru, filed a bail application in the Economic Offences court. His bail application will be heard tomorrow at 3 p.m.

Earlier today, Amit Malviya shared a picture of actress Ranya Rao, who is accused in an alleged gold smuggling case, with Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and said that this case has now reached the CM's doorstep.

 Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Wednesday demanded evidence and alleged a BJP "game plan" behind it. 

While confessing to the crime in her first official statement given to the DRI, she admitted that authorities recovered 17 gold bars from her possession.

The largest gold smuggling seizure in Kerala occurred in 2022, with 80 kg of gold seized across 98 cases.

The Customs had received confidential information that the Air India cabin crew of the Bahrain-Kozhikode-Kochi service was bringing gold.

Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan offered to resign if even one example of his interference in appointment to the varsity VCs could be shown. He accused the CM office of  being involved in patronising smuggling activities in the state.

Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan rejected the opposition UDF's demand for a High Court-monitored CBI probe into the gold smuggling case Prime accused Swapna Suresh had levelled serious allegations against the Chief Minister, his family members and some top bureaucrats CM Vijayan said the smuggling case was completely the Centre's subject and does not come under the purview of the state govt

In the wake of her lawyer R Krishnaraj`s potential arrest, Kerala gold smuggling case prime accused Swapna Suresh made an emotional appeal before the media and said, "Don`t hurt people around me".

The standoff between the Centre and Kerala government has further intensified over the gold smuggling case. In the latest developments the latter has filed a fresh case against the enforcement directorate (ED). This will be the third case against the central agency filed by the Kerala government.

30 kg gold worth Rs 14.82 crore, smuggled in a diplomatic cargo, was busted by the Customs in Thiruvananthapuram on July 5 The case is probed by the Enforcement Directorate, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) and the Customs Department Kerala Speaker P Sreeramakrishnan refuted rumours over his alleged involvement with the accused person in the case

Case pertains to the seizure of 30 kg gold worth Rs 14.82 crore on July 5, 2020, at the Air Cargo of Trivandrum International Airport by Customs (Preventive) Commissionerate, Cochin, from the diplomatic baggage.

Kerala Secretariat fire incident is a 'sabotage' to hide gold smuggling case files: Kerala Congress leader We want NIA probe into the incident: Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala The National Investigation Agency (NIA) had arrested four more accused on August 24 in the Kerala gold smuggling case

A fire broke out in the protocol department in the North block of the Kerala Secretariat on Tuesday (August 25). According to sources, the block houses important offices and the fire broke out at section II of the protocol section under the General Administration Department. It is learnt that some files, documents and computers were burnt in the fire.

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday arrested four more accused in connection with the Kerala gold smuggling case. The arrests were made after their roles in the conspiracy and pursuant smuggling of gold surfaced in investigation. The arrested accused are Mohamed Anwar T M, Hamzath Abdu Salam, Samju TM and Hamjad Ali.

A Special NIA Court on Monday (August 10) rejected the bail plea of of Swapna Suresh, main accused in high-profile Kerala gold smuggling case. The NIA court rejected Swapna's bail petition on the basis of the evidence and case diary. There is prima facie evidence that Swapna Suresh was involved in gold smuggling and there's evidence in case diary that gold was smuggled many times in diplomatic baggage, said the court.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday obtained the custody of three people in connection with the Kerala gold smuggling-money laundering case. The agency got their custody from a special NIA court in Thiruvananthapuram, officials said. The ED has got the custody of Sarith PS, Swapna Suresh and Sandeep Nair who were arrested by the NIA earlier in this case.