Revenue officials arrest Sahil Jain in Ranya Rao smuggling case

The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence has arrested Sahil Jain in connection with the Ranya Rao smuggling case in Karnataka.

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00:00But let's get you the latest first, which is coming in from Karnataka in the Rania Rao

00:06gold smuggling case, where another person has been arrested.

00:10In the Rania Rao gold smuggling case, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence has just

00:14arrested Sahil Jain for his alleged role in disposing of the smuggled gold linked to Rania

00:20Rao.

00:21Sahil was produced before a magistrate at his residence late last night, following which

00:25the DRI secured four days of custody for further investigations.

00:30Sources tell India Today that Sahil is a key link in uncovering the broader smuggling network.

00:36So first it was the actor Rania Rao, now we are getting news that there's been another

00:40arrest in this case of this major gold smuggling that took place.

00:46Remember, Rania Rao was caught while she was travelling out from Bengaluru airport on her

00:51way to Dubai, where she was making several trips.

00:54Sagar Raj, our correspondent in Bengaluru is joining me with the very latest, Sagar,

00:59give us more details of who has been arrested, what Sahil Jain's connect is to Rania Rao.

01:05In the investigation, the accused have revealed that they had connection with Sahil Jain and

01:11there was also technical evidence, including the call log of Rania Rao as well as her partner

01:18in this particular case.

01:19And subsequently, he was being summoned and he was being questioned.

01:22What we also get to learn through our sources is that he might be the person who might have

01:27been involved in disposing the gold.

01:29He is from Bellary and they have informed their father as well that his son has been

01:33arrested in this particular case and he's been taken into custody for four days.

01:38He was produced yesterday in the magistrate and the judge has given four days of custody

01:42to the DRI and DRI will continue the investigation.

01:46The sources have told Rania today that Sahil was the main person who was getting the gold

01:52and he was the person who was disposing it in Bengaluru.

01:56But who is Sahil Jain?

01:57What does he do?

02:01According to sources, he is one of those person who is into gold business.

02:05He runs a jewellery shop, but it is all subject to investigation.

02:10These are the source-based information that we get to learn that he had gold business

02:14in Bellary.

02:15His father is from Bellary and probably he is the person who was taking the gold.

02:20He is one of the person who was getting this particular gold through Rania.