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A communications protocol ship's officer who allegedly helped kanarese worker Ranya Rao scheme security checks at the Bengaluru airport, received instruction from the seniors, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) told a Bengaluru special court on Wednesday. The court reserved its decision on the bail plea of Ranya Rao, who was arrested with gold bars worth ₹12.56 crore on March 3. The court is expected to pronounce its judgment on March 14. According to an India Today report, Rao allegedly exploited VIP protocols meant for senior officials to bypass security checks. ALSO READ: Ranya Rao stashed gold in shoes, lied to authorities; metal detector caught her: ReportThe investigators claimed that a state protocol officer would go to the immigration counter, pick up her luggage for fast-track security clearance to enable Rao to skip frisking at the airport after landing. India Today cannot independently verify the information.DRI's counsel, special public prosecutor (SPP) Madhu Rao told the court that the police officer admitted before DRI investigators that they provided the protocol based on the instructions from the department. The Karnataka government has already appointed Additional Chief Secretary Gaurav Gupta to probe the role of DGP rank officer K Ramachandra Rao, the stepfather of Ranya Rao.The government also ordered a CID investigation into alleged lapses and dereliction of duty of police officers at the Kempegowda International Airport (KIA), Bengaluru, PTI reported.ALSO READ: What Ranya Rao revealed in her ‘confession’: 17 gold bars, trips to Middle East‘Ranya Rao exited airport with help of protocol officer’: DRI to courtAccording to the India Today report, the DRI counsel opposed Rao's bail plea, terming the “evasion of customs duty exceeding ₹50 lakh” as a serious offence.The DRI counsel claimed that the Kannada actor exited the airport through the ‘Green Channel’ with the help of the protocol officer, instead of the ‘Red Channel’. Rao alleged that the actor hid the gold bars in her jeans, waist, and shoes, and even taped them to her thigh using a medical bandage.

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