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Enforcement Directorate Arrests Ramprastha Group Promoters in ₹1,100 Crore Money-Laundering Probe

It detained two promoters after freezing ₹681 crore in Ramprastha Group properties to investigate alleged homebuyer fund diversion.

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Overview

  • The ED arrested Sandeep Yadav and Arvind Walia on July 21 following search operations at three Delhi and Gurugram locations under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.
  • Ramprastha Promoters & Developers Pvt. Ltd. is accused of collecting roughly ₹1,100 crore from over 2,000 homebuyers for projects including Project Edge, Project Skyz, Project Rise and Ramprastha City without delivering possession.
  • On July 11, the agency provisionally attached immovable assets worth ₹681.54 crore, covering 226 acres of plotted colonies and 1,700 acres of land parcels in Gurugram.
  • Investigators allege that the promoters diverted homebuyer funds to group entities as advances for land purchases rather than completing the promised housing developments.
  • The probe originated from FIRs filed by the Economic Offences Wings of Delhi and Haryana police, and investigators are working to identify other beneficiaries in the alleged scam.