Ranya Rao, accused in a case, claims in a letter to the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence that she was falsely implicated, physically assaulted, and forced to sign documents under duress. She insists no evidence was recovered from her and requests that her statements given under pressure not be relied upon.
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