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ED attaches Rs 140 crore Earth Group assets in Rs 2,004 crore fraud
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has provisionally attached immovable assets worth approximately Rs 140 crore belonging to Earth Infrastructure, its subsidiaries and promoters in connection with an alleged Rs 2,004 crore fraud involving 19,425 homebuyers and investors, the agency said on Monday, 12 October 2026. The ED’s Delhi Zonal Office-II attached the properties under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002.
The assets belong to the company and its promoters Avdhesh Kumar Goel, Rajneesh Mittal, Atul Gupta and Vikas Gupta, as well as their family members and related entities. With this attachment, the total value of assets attached and seized in the case has reached approximately Rs 352 crore, the ED said. The four promoters were arrested on June 1 under Section 19 of the PMLA, and a chargesheet was filed against them on July 29 seeking conviction and confiscation of properties worth more than Rs 212 crore.
Indian Opinion Analysis
Both yespunjab.com and theshillongtimes.com carried nearly identical wire copy from IANS, leading with the same figures: Rs 140 crore attachment, Rs 2,004 crore fraud and 19,425 victims. The only structural difference is that yespunjab.com front-loaded an advertisement callout before the headline, but the body text is substantively the same. This is uniform straight reporting: neither outlet added independent framing, omitted details, or editorialised. The coverage presents the ED’s account without scepticism or corroboration from the accused or homebuyers. The next step in the case is the prosecution following the July 29 chargesheet and the ongoing investigation.
Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral
Sources (2): yespunjab.com (neutral report), theshillongtimes.com (neutral report)
This brief was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Methodology and corrections.
