The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has detained four key executives of Earth Infrastructures over an alleged scam involving Rs 2,004 crore collected from more than 19,425 homebuyers. The arrested individuals, Avdhesh Kumar Goel, Rajnish Mittal, Atul Gupta, and Vikas Gupta, who are promoters/directors of Earth Infrastructures Ltd (EIL), were taken into custody under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002.
They were apprehended by the ED’s Delhi Zonal Office as part of an investigation into Earth Infrastructures and its affiliated entities. Following their arrest, they were presented before the Special Court (PMLA), Delhi, which granted the ED custody of the accused for five days. The ED’s probe was initiated based on five FIRs filed by the Economic Offences Wing (EOW), Delhi Police, against Earth Infrastructures, its directors, and related entities under various sections of the Indian Penal Code.
The ED disclosed that Earth Infrastructures amassed Rs 2,004 crore from over 19,425 homebuyers and investors by pledging timely delivery of residential/commercial units and assured returns. Investigations unveiled that around Rs 467 crore was diverted through different group entities and related individuals. Despite receiving substantial funds from buyers/investors, projects were either unfinished or possession of units was not transferred, resulting in financial harm to the buyers and investors.
The probe also exposed that a portion of the illicit funds was used to acquire assets in the names of entities and individuals linked to the Promoters/Directors of the group. Earlier, in April 2026, the ED conducted searches under PMLA at various Earth Group locations in Delhi-NCR, seizing cash, jewelry, and property documents worth crores.
