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Kannada actor Ranya Rao granted bail in gold smuggling case, to stay in jail under COFEPOSA case | Latest News India

May 20, 2025 05:26 PM IST

Ranya Rao was granted conditional bail by the economic offences court in connection with a gold smuggling case, on two sureties each and Rs. 2 lakh bond.

Kannada actor Ranya Rao was on Tuesday granted conditional bail in connection with the gold smuggling case, but she will remain in jail under the COFEPOSA case.

Ranya Rao was caught at the Bengaluru airport with undeclared gold in March(HT File)
Ranya Rao was caught at the Bengaluru airport with undeclared gold in March(HT File)

Tarun Kondaraju, a co-accused in the gold smuggling case, was also granted conditional bail. The economic offences court put two sureties each and a Rs. 2 lakh bond on both the accused.

The court also imposed the condition that both Rao and Kondaraju cannot leave the country and must not commit a similar crime.