ED files charge sheet against Ranya in gold smuggling case

The agency named Ranya Rao, and two others — her alleged associate Tarun Konduru and gold dealer Sahil Sakariya Jain — as accused in its prosecution complaint (charge sheet) filed under prevention of money laundering act (PMLA) before a special court in Bengaluru.

ED is among several central agencies — along with the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Directorate of Revenue and Intelligence (DRI) — that are looking into a larger conspiracy into the gold smuggling racket.

Its probe is based on a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) case filed on March 7, 2025 following a complaint by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI).