Gold Smuggling Row: IPS Officer, Father Of Jailed Ranya Rao, Gets Compulsory Leave Revoked

Last Updated:August 12, 2025, 10:23 IST

IPS officer Rao was removed from duty in March after Ranya Rao was caught at Bengaluru airport with 14.2 kg of gold worth Rs 12.56 crore allegedly brought from Dubai.

IPS officier Ramachandra Rao and his stepdaughter Ranya Rao | Image: File

The Karnataka government reinstated senior IPS officer Dr K Ramachandra Rao, stepfather of Kannada actor Ranya Rao, months after he was placed on compulsory leave in connection with a gold smuggling case involving his stepdaughter.

Dr Rao, who was serving as Managing Director of the Karnataka State Police Housing and Infrastructure Development Corporation, was removed from duty in March after Ranya Rao was caught at Kempegowda International Airport with 14.2 kg of gold worth Rs 12.56 crore allegedly brought from Dubai.

“The order of compulsory leave with respect to Dr K Ramachandra Rao, IPS (KN 1993) is hereby withdrawn and the officer is posted with immediate effect and until further orders as Director General of Police, Directorate of Civil Rights Enforcement in the upgraded vacant post," the latest order read.

During the probe, a protocol officer at the airport told Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) officials that he facilitated the actor’s arrival and departure on instructions from Dr Rao.

The IPS officer denied the claim, describing himself as a “heartbroken parent" and stating that he only learned about the arrest from media reports.

He also said his stepdaughter had been living separately following her marriage.

The COFEPOSA Advisory Board has sentenced Ranya Rao and co-accused Tarun Kondaru Raju and Sahil Jain to one year in prison, with the DRI’s order served on May 23, prohibiting them from seeking bail during the sentence.

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