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Ocean Seven Buildtech MD Arrested in PMAY Laundering Probe, Sent to 14-Day Custody

The ED now focuses on tracing assets for possible attachment to secure recovery for affected homebuyers.

Overview

  • The Enforcement Directorate arrested Swaraj Singh Yadav after searches at nine locations across Delhi-NCR and other places under the PMLA.
  • Officers said they recovered Rs 86 lakh in cash along with incriminating documents and digital records during the operations.
  • A Delhi court at Patiala House remanded Yadav to ED custody until November 28 after a late‑night production before Additional Sessions Judge Shefali Barnala Tandon.
  • The remand order cited flight‑risk concerns, noting accelerated asset sales across Gurugram, Maharashtra and Rajasthan and the relocation of his wife and children to the United States.
  • Investigators allege a scheme involving cancellation and resale of PMAY units at higher prices, dual‑payment mechanisms with large cash components, misuse of escrow accounts, and diversion of funds, with one allegation pegging the diversion at about Rs 222 crore.