Ranya Rao gold smuggling case: Fourth suspect arrested | Bengaluru News
Bengaluru: Sleuths from DRI arrested a 52-year-old jeweller from Nellore in Andhra Pradesh on charges of aiding Ranya Rao in disposing of the smuggled gold in the country and carrying out hawala transactions. The accused is Bharat Jain. Hailing from Rajasthan, Bharat Jain is a close relative of Sahil Sakaria Jain, arrested this March on alleged charges of aiding Ranya Rao in selling 49 kgs of smuggled gold worth over Rs 40 crore and carrying out a hawala transaction of around Rs 38 crore.“Sakaria Jain spilled the beans, stating how Bharat played a vital role in helping Ranya. Soon after DRI arrested Sakaria, Bharat went incommunicado. However, on July 22, a DRI team spotted him in Hyderabad and issued a notice, directing him to appear before them in Bengaluru for investigation. Accordingly, Bharat appeared on July 23, and DRI arrested him. Currently, he is in the judicial custody of Bengaluru central prison,” sources said.
