Senior IPS officer DGP Ramachandra Rao has distanced himself from his stepdaughter, Kannada actress Ranya Rao, following her arrest in a gold smuggling case. Ranya was caught at Bengaluru Airport with 14.8 kg of gold worth Rs 12.56 crore. Authorities suspect her involvement in a larger smuggling network. DGP Rao asserted his lack of knowledge of her actions.
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