The High Court observed that, prima facie, the impugned attachment, insofar as it covers properties acquired before the commission of the alleged predicate offence, appears to be without jurisdiction. ...
DRI warned the four accused in the 127 kg gold smuggling case that their properties could be seized if fines remain unpaid. Ranya faces the highest penalty of Rs 102.55 crore.
False customs declarations were filed in Dubai, fraudulently declaring the destination of gold shipments as Switzerland or the USA, while the actual destination of the gold smugglers was India.
Her release from prison is unlikely since Ranya Rao along with her two accomplices, n, were placed under detention under the stringent COFEPOSA Act, 1974.
