Homebuyers' 'fraud': ED attaches Delhi-based realty firm's assets worth over ₹200 Cr

Homebuyers' 'fraud': ED attaches Delhi-based realty firm's assets worth over ₹200 Cr

New Delhi, The Enforcement Directorate on Friday said it has attached fresh immovable assets worth more than ₹200 crore of Delhi-based real estate company TDI Infrastructure Limited as part of a money-laundering investigation linked to an alleged fraud against homebuyers.

Homebuyers' 'fraud': ED attaches Delhi-based realty firm's assets worth over ₹200 Cr

The provisionally-attached assets include 8.3 acres of land and commercial units located in Kamaspur, Sonipat, Haryana. The federal probe agency said in a statement that these properties are owned by TDI Infrastructure Limited and its associated companies.

It said the attached properties have been valued at ₹206.4 crore.

The company could not immediately be reached for comments on the ED action.

The ED filed the case under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, taking cognisance of 26 FIRs and chargesheets filed against the company, its promoters and key managerial personnel by the Delhi Police and its Economic Offences Wing .

They are alleged to have cheated and defrauded numerous homebuyers by "failing" to deliver promised flats and units within stipulated timelines, even after a delay of 16 to 18 years in one of the projects, according to the agency.

TDI Infrastructure Limited launched several commercial, residential and housing projects in Sonipat, collecting ₹4,619.43 crore in advance booking amounts from 14,105 customers across 23 projects.

These projects were launched between 2005 and 2014.

However, the ED has alleged that "occupation certificates" for four projects have still not been granted and one project, "Park Street", remains incomplete.

The probe has found that the promoters and directors "diverted" substantial funds collected from homebuyers to subsidiaries, erstwhile subsidiaries and land-owning companies as advances for purchasing land parcels and other purposes, instead of using those to complete the housing projects.

The company had also used customer funds to repay its loans and make investments. The diversion of funds ultimately delayed the construction of the company's projects, thereby preventing customers from receiving timely possession of their units or plots, the ED has said.

The agency had earlier attached assets worth ₹45 crore in the case and with the latest order, the total attachment stands at ₹251.88 crore.

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