Pramesh S Jain
Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has issued notices to Sandalwood actress Ranya Rao and three others accused in a gold smuggling case.
The central agency has imposed a fine of Rs 271 crore on the accused for allegedly smuggling 324 kg of gold into the country from Dubai.
According to the DRI notice, prime accused Ranya Rao, who is the daughter of senior IPS officer and DGP-directorate of civil rights enforcement, Ramachandra Rao,will have to pay a fine of Rs.102 crore for smuggling 127 kg of gold.
Tarun K Raju,the second accused and a close associate of Ranya,was slapped with a fine of Rs.63 crore for smuggling in 71 kg of the yellow metal,while Sahil Sakariya Jain and his close relative Bharat Jain were fined Rs.53 crore each for sneaking in 126 kg (63 kg each) of gold into the country.
According to sources,the DRI notice did not specify a time limit for payment of the fine.
The DRI had busted a racket and seized 127.3 kiolgrams of gold and a portion of it smuggled by Ranya Rao .
A 300 page notice each containing the details of the penalty and the information to support the case has been served to the accused by a team of DRI officials on Tuesday.
The notice stated that the DRI has initiated action after completing a detailed probe and informed that the agency will initiate process of attaching their properties to recover the dues, if the penalty is not paid.
