Bengaluru, April 22 (IANS) In a significant development in the high-profile gold smuggling case, Kannada actress Ranya Rao is set to be released from jail on Wednesday after completing one year under preventive detention, officials said.Ranya Rao, who is currently lodged at Bengaluru Central Prison, was arrested in connection with an alleged gold smuggling racket involving gold worth Rs 102 crore. The case had drawn widespread attention due to her links to the Kannada film industry and the polic…
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Bengaluru, Feb 25 (IANS) The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) has submitted a charge sheet in connection with the gold smuggling case against Kannada actress Harshavardini Ranya alias Ranya Rao and others on Wednesday before a special PMLA court here, an agency statement said on Wednesday.”Headquarters Investigation Unit-II (HIU-II), New Delhi, has filed a Prosecution Complaint (charge sheet) under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, before the Special Court for…
Bengaluru, Jan 20 (IANS) Coming down heavily on the Karnataka government over the alleged case of DGP K. Ramachandra Rao romancing a woman in his office while in uniform, the BJP stated on Tuesday that never before in the state’s history has such a shameful situation involving a senior cop been witnessed.It may be recalled that in a major embarrassment to the Karnataka Police Department, purported videos showing objectionable behaviour by jailed actress Ranya Rao’s stepfather and Karnataka DGP…
Bengaluru, Jan 20 (IANS) Karnataka Home Minister G. Parameshwara, while reacting to the sleazy videos allegedly involving DGP K. Ramachandra Rao, said he was upset and that it cannot be tolerated. “We should not allow such incidents to happen in the department,” he stressed.Speaking to the media in Bengaluru on Tuesday, Parameshwara, while responding to a question, said, “I am also upset about this development since it concerns my department. The incident does not appear to be proper. Even…
Bengaluru, Jan 20 (IANS) Following the surfacing of alleged sex videos purportedly showing DGP K. Ramachandra Rao romancing with a woman at his office, the Congress-led government on Tuesday suspended him pending inquiry. The senior IPS officer has also been directed not to leave headquarters without the permission of the state government.The order stated, “The videos and news reports widely broadcast on public news channels and media platforms, it is observed that Dr K. Ramachandra Rao, DGP, Di…
Bengaluru, Jan 19 (IANS) Reacting to allegations of inappropriate behaviour involving Karnataka DGP K. Ramachandra Rao, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday said no officer is above the law and that disciplinary action would be initiated if required.He made the statement while answering questions from the media in Belagavi.”An inquiry would be conducted into the matter and disciplinary action would be initiated against the DGP if required. No senior officer is above the law,” the Chief Minister…
Bengaluru, Jan 19 (IANS) Responding to the purported videos showing objectionable behaviour with a woman inside his office while in uniform, DGP K. Ramachandra Rao stated that the videos which surfaced and went viral on social media are ‘manipulated’.Speaking to the media in Bengaluru on Monday, DGP Rao said, “These are manipulated videos. No such incident has taken place. I will discuss the matter with my advocate and take a decision in this regard.”DGP Rao had gone to the office of Home Mi…
Bengaluru, Jan 19 (IANS) In a major embarrassment to the Karnataka Police Department, purported videos showing objectionable behaviour by jailed actress Ranya Rao’s stepfather and Karnataka DGP K. Ramachandra Rao, with a woman inside his office while in uniform, went viral on Monday.The videos have gone viral on social media, raising serious concerns.The videos purportedly showed Ramachandra Rao in uniform inside his official chamber, engaging in intimate behaviour with a woman.In one clip, he i…