# Orris Infrastructure MD Amit Gupta arrested in Mumbai in Godrej forgery case

2026-08-24T02:22:23+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk

Corroboration: 2 independent outlets

Amit Gupta, managing director of Orris Infrastructure Pvt Ltd, was arrested in Amritsar by Mumbai Police on August 24 in connection with a forgery and cheating case. The complaint was filed by Godrej Properties Ltd over alleged unauthorised changes to the statutory records of the LLP behind the Godrej Air project in Gurugram’s Sector 85. Godrej has claimed its nominated partner was removed from records and its 37.5 per cent interest was transferred without authorisation, using a Form-3 allegedly filed with the Registrar of Companies on January 14. Gupta was remanded in police custody until August 27. ET Realty reports that the arrest has also drawn attention to around 1,650 homebuyers of Orris’s Greenopolis project who have waited years for possession, and notes that the Enforcement Directorate had previously investigated the company in an alleged large-scale real estate fraud. A senior Gurugram police officer stated they are also seeking Gupta’s arrest in a separate land collaboration dispute case registered in July.

## Indian Opinion Analysis

The difference between the two sources is in scope, not slant. NDTV Profit leads with the arrest itself and the specific forgery complaint from Godrej Properties. ET Realty, drawing from wire copy, provides more operational detail such as the FIR number and the ROC filing date, but crucially adds the broader context: an earlier case against Gupta in Gurugram, the plight of 1,650 Greenopolis homebuyers, and a past ED investigation into Orris. A careful reader should note that the core legal dispute is a partnership breakdown, not a direct consumer fraud against homebuyers, but that the homebuyer angle is a distinct and unresolved public interest issue. Watch for Gupta's next remand hearing on August 27 and for any court orders on the ED-linked investigation.

## Coverage

Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral
- ndtvprofit.com (neutral report) <https://www.ndtvprofit.com/india/orris-infrastructure-md-amit-gupta-arrested-in-alleged-forgery-cheating-case-filed-by-godrej-properties-11948996#publisher=newsstand>
  Leads with the arrest and Godrej complaint details only, omitting the wider buyer angle and ED probe.
- realty.economictimes.indiatimes.com (neutral report) <https://realty.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/regulatory/orris-infrastructures-md-amit-gupta-arrested-by-mumbai-police-in-cheating-case/133450214>
  Adds context of 1,650 homebuyers, ED probe, and a separate Gurugram case beyond the core forgery FIR.

This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above.
Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources. Last updated 2026-08-24T08:02:55+00:00.

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