₹40L Tie Found Between Ranya Rao, Parameshwara Trust

The ED uncovered a ₹40 lakh suspicious payment from Karnataka Home Minister Parameshwara’s educational trust to Ranya Rao’s credit card amid a gold smuggling probe. Raids across 16 sites revealed hawala operators, shell companies, and fake consultancy payments, exposing a vast money laundering network with Rao as a key intermediary.