Ranya Rao Makes Shocking Claims Post Bail Request Was Rejected, 'Slapped, Denied Sleep, Food..'

Ranya Rao, a Kannada actress, made it to the headlines when she was detained by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) at Bengaluru's Kempegowda International Airport on March 4, 2025. The actress was reportedly caught with 14 Kg of gold, which was worth Rs. 12.56 crores. After she was arrested, she was presented in court, wherein she was sentenced to 14 days of judicial custody. It was a few days ago when reportedly her bail request was rejected, and following this, she made some shocking claims of being tortured while in custody. She also stated that the case was falsely pinned on her.

Ranya Rao makes some explosive claims in a letter a day after her bail was denied

According to a report by PTI, Ranya Rao recently wrote a letter to the Additional Director General of DRI, wherein she made some explosive claims. In her letter, Ranya stated that she was physically assaulted and slapped multiple times. She further claimed that even after the slaps and assault, she denied putting her sign on some documents that the officials had prepared for her. She mentioned that there were 40 blank pages along with 50-60 typed pages. She remarked that the officials didn't even give her a chance to prove her point. In Ranya's words:

"From the moment of my apprehension until I was presented in court, I was physically assaulted, slapped 10-15 times by officers whom I can identify. Despite repeated assaults, I refused to sign the statements they prepared. Under immense pressure and physical assault, I was forced to sign 50-60 typed pages and around 40 blank white pages prepared by the DRI officers."

In the same letter, Ranya Rao alleged that she even received threats from the officers that they would expose her father's identity, if she wouldn't comply. For the unversed, Ranya is the daughter of a senior police officer, and the latter didn't have any involvement in the gold smuggling case. Ranya, in the same letter, stated that she was denied sleep and food for more than 24 hours. She also claimed that no gold was found from her, and there were several individuals from Delhi, who posed as officials to pin the case on her in the aim to shield someone else.

Ranya Rao has earlier confessed to gold smuggling 

For the unversed, it was back on March 7, 2025, when, in her first official statement to DRI, Ranya confessed to the gold smuggling, and she also confirmed that 17 gold bars were recovered from her possession. On March 10, 2025, when Ranya was presented in court, she broke down and remarked that the DRI officials abused her verbally. She stated that she was not assaulted, but the way she was verbally abused, caused mental distress to her.

More about Ranya Rao 

Ranya Rao was born in 1991 in Chikmagalur district in Karnataka. Soon after completing her school, she developed an interest in the glamour world and pursued a career path in the same field. Her debut happened back in 2014 with the movie, Maanikya. Apart from that, she was seen in Wagah and Pataki.

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