Ranya Rao was arrested last Monday at the Bengaluru airport, while allegedly carrying 14 kg of gold. The actor, stepdaughter of Indian Police Service officer Ramachandra Rao, was produced in court today. She alleged that she was \”verbally tortured and threatened\” in the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI)’s custody and was \”traumatised and emotionally broken\” The actor has been sent to judicial custody till March 24 but hearing on her bail application is scheduled for Tuesday. The BJP alleged the actor’s links with Congress leaders. The party alleged that since her arrest, she approached two ministers in the Siddaramaiah-led Congress government to escape the legal net. The Congress allegations came shortly after. Leaders of the Congress alleged that under the Basavaraj Bommai-led BJP government, the Karnataka Industrial Area Development Board allotted 12 acres of land to the firm in 2023. The allotment was approved in the 137th State Level Single Window Clearance Committee (SLSWCC) meeting.