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.