The case he, focused on his stepdaughter, actor of Canada Rana Rao, and her arrest for alleged smuggling of gold, attracted Rao and Rao, and the Karnataki government into an uncomfortable spotlight.
In a complex network of power, privileges and alleged misconduct, a recent investigation by the Carnataki Police CEO (DGP) Ka Ramchandra raa has raised a storm of questions. The case, concentrated around her stepdaughter, actor of Canada Rana Rao and her arrest for alleged smuggling of gold, attracted Rao and Rao, and the Karnataki government into an uncomfortable spotlight. At the heart of this saga is the report of the additional Secretary Garov Hupto, an employee of the SME, who instructed to unravel the topic of this high -profile dispute. But does this report illuminate the truth, or is it just throwing a shadow to darken a deeper account?
On March 3, 2025, early Rao was detained at Cempegad International Airport of 14.2 kilograms of gold bars, which were estimated in the stunning rubles, after returning from Dubai. Income intelligence (DRRI) did not spend time delaying it, ignitioning speculation about the participation of the stepfather, one of the most high -ranking Karnataka police officials. Ramacandra Rao, an experienced officer who has taken part in the state police since October 2023, was not careful – not for the first time in his career. Question about the lips: Did DGP pave the way for the alleged prohibited activity?
Enter the Gautov Hupta, an additional chief secretary whose report, presented by the Karnataki government on March 27, 2025, sought to clarify the role of RAO. The results, according to the Hindustan Times Hindustan, draw a nuanced picture. The Guptus investigation concluded that while Rao was aware of the protocol that was distributed to the early – including the use of his official car several times – there was no “specific evidence”, linking it directly to the gold smuggling operation. The report stops completely from RAO’s extraction, noting that the expansion of such privileges to a relative violation of the rules of the public service. However, this leaves any disciplinary measures at the discretion of the government, a step that raises your eyebrows about the final purpose of the report.
Staying Ramchandra Rao as DGP was something except for the futile. His career, marked by his current double role of the chairman and the head of the corporation on housing and the infrastructure of the state police, Karnataki, withstood previous storms. In particular, his time, as a General Police Inspector, saw its specified surface in connection with a large monetary capture, a defective in public memory. Now, with the arrest of the perception, Rao’s opinion and impartiality, as the main police state, are again under the microscope. The fact that he knew about the services of the protocol, widespread in the early, but seemingly nothing contained, suggests either an alarming gap or silent approval of the abuse of abuse – from the DGP Office.
Gavrov Hupta, as an investigator, acts as the main figure in this story. His role, which is engaged in reputation, was to provide an impartial, careful inspection of the allegations. On the surface, his report looks careful, outlining what Rao knew and what was not. However, his reluctance to write direct guilt of RAO, despite the obvious violations of the protocol, invites skepticism. Is this true effort to maintain justice or carefully developed exercise? The decision to postpone the government’s actions is an authority that is not insured against political pressure – only waters the assumptions that the Gups’ conclusions can be less about the truth and more about the preservation of the Quo.
Meanwhile, the public remains to reflect on the broader consequences. The image of the Kannada actor who was crossing the gold, worthy in the official police car, causes an alarming comparison of glamor and vaccination. The fact that such privileges were extended, regardless of RAO’s direct involvement, indicates a systemic disadvantage when the authorities start the right. The Gupto report, releasing Rao the most serious accusations, is little to decide this basic rot. Instead, it risks perceived as a bureaucratic balm – a calming story to reveal the outrage of society without breaking the feathers of the powerful.
In the final analysis, the role of Ramacondra Rao as a DGP looks disturbed not proven crime, but inability to maintain the holiness of its office. His awareness of misuse of protocol, even when passive, destroys the citizens who have fallen into their defenders. As for Gaurovo Gaves, his investigation conducts a sewer between diligent and diplomacy, leaving his integrity open for discussion. Is it points? Perhaps not open, but its ambiguity serves as a convenient shield for those in high places. The fact that Karnataka – and indeed India – the India is not only reports, but also reckoning: a bold, unprepared desire for accountability, which is superior to rank and relationships. Before that, this fairy tale about gold and management remains unfinished chapter, its lessons, buried under the weight of official opinion.
(The author of this article is a defense, aerospace and political analyst based in Bengalur. He is also a director for engineering components, India, PVT. Ltd, subsidiary of Add Engineering GmbH, Germany. You can contact it at: girlslinganna@gmail.com)
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