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Gold smuggling case: BJP MLA booked for remarks on Ranya Rao

In the FIR, the complainant accused the MLA of using derogatory remarks about the actress while speaking to the media in Vijayapura on Monday.

News Arena Network - Bengaluru - UPDATED: March 19, 2025, 10:23 AM - 2 min read

FIR against BJP MLA Basangouda Patil Yatnal for derogatory remarks against Kannada actor Ranya Rao, who is accused in a gold-smuggling case.


Bharatiya Janata Party MLA Basangouda Patil Yatnal was booked for his alleged derogatory remarks about Kannada actress Ranya Rao, who was recently arrested in a gold smuggling case, police said.

 

Based on a complaint from Akula Anuradha, the case was registered at the High Grounds police station here under Section 79 (Word, gesture, or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita against Yatnal on Tuesday, they added.

 

In the FIR, the complainant accused the MLA of using derogatory remarks about the actress while speaking to the media in Vijayapura on Monday.

 

Also read: Actor Ranya Rao’s stepfather, DGP Ramachandra Rao benched

 

Claiming that Rao is a multi-language actress and has respect in society, the complainant alleged in the FIR that Yatnal’s remarks against the actress were “objectionable, vulgar, and disrespectful.” Harshavardhini Ranya, also known as Ranya Rao, the stepdaughter of senior Karnataka IPS officer DGP K Ramachandra Rao, was arrested on March 3 at Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru after authorities seized 14.2 kg of foreign-origin gold bars worth ₹12.56 crore from her possession.

 

Following her arrest, a raid at her residence led to the recovery of gold jewellery valued at ₹2.06 crore and cash amounting to ₹2.67 crore.

 

Investigators suspect she was part of a larger smuggling network. 

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