India, Sept. 3 -- Kannada actress Ranya Rao's arrest in a gold smuggling case has snowballed into one of the biggest news stories of the year. Caught at Bengaluru's Kempegowda International Airport in March with 14.2 kilograms of gold from Dubai, Rao now faces a Rs.102 crore penalty imposed by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI). The case has shaken the film industry and uncovered suspected links to hawala networks and bigger smuggling syndicates.

Here are 10 key findings investigators have revealed so far

Ranya Rao was arrested on March 3 at Kempegowda International Airport when she attempted to smuggle 14.2 kilograms of gold from Dubai. The seizure was one of the largest in recent months.

Investigators found that Rao had tr...