Hassan: Actress Ranya Rao, out on bail in a gold smuggling case, visited Hasanamba temple here Saturday with her family in a protocol vehicle accompanied by police personnel, raising questions about the arrangements made for the visit.Ranya travelled from the govt guest house to the temple with her father, retired DGP Ramachandra Rao, and other family members. Protocol staff and police personnel accompanied them.Protocol officer V Manjunath, however, said the vehicle was registered in the name of Ramachandra Rao and its use was in accordance with prescribed arrangements. “Five people, including him, were permitted to travel to and from the temple in the vehicle. His family members were given the facility. There is no question of any violation of protocol,” he said.As Ranya approached the temple, media personnel tried to question and photograph her. She gestured to indicate that she would not respond and proceeded for darshan. Ranya was arrested in March 2025 at Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru after arriving from Dubai. She was later detained under the Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act and spent over a year in prison before securing bail.
