BJP leader Amit Malviya on Wednesday shared on X a purported photograph of Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah with gold smuggling accused Ranya Rao, alleging the case has now reached the doorstep of the Congress leader.
The remark came amid the BJP’s allegation that senior government functionaries, including officials, had been aiding the actor in allegedly carrying out her smuggling operation.
“The Ranya Rao gold smuggling case in Karnataka has now reached the doorstep of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. This dated photo also features the current Home Minister, G. Parmeshwara. Ironically, the man dismissing any political links is none other than Congress’s CM-in-waiting, DK Shivakumar,” Amit Malviya wrote on X.
Ranya Rao, a Kannada actor, was caught by DRI smuggling over 14 kilograms of gold through the Bengaluru airport. She had allegedly strapped the gold bars to her waist and thighs and hid pieces of the precious metal into her shoes.
Ranya Rao is the stepdaughter of DGP rank officer K Ramachandra Rao. According to reports, Rao had visited Dubai 30 times in a year, which placed her under the scanner of the agency.
