GURUGRAM: The Enforcement Directorate on Thursday, November 12, 2026, announced a prosecution complaint against 41 people and entities in the ADEL Landmarks housing case, affecting buyers in unfinished projects across Gurugram, Faridabad and Palwal. Its release says the special court in Gurugram issued notices to the accused on November 3. The announcement reports an earlier court step; it does not date the filing itself to November 12.

The case is being investigated by the directorate's Gurugram Zonal Office. The agency's official office directory places that office in Sector 28, MG Road, Chakkarpur, Saraswati Vihar. ADEL Landmarks and its former directors Hem Singh Bharana and Sumit Bharana are among those named in the complaint under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002.

What the November release establishes

The agency's official announcement and attached November 12 release identify the court as the Court of Special Judge under PMLA in Gurugram. The new development is the prosecution complaint and the reported issuance of notices. The release contains the agency's allegations, which remain to be tested in court.

Investigators say approximately Rs 1,075 crore was collected as booking advances from 4,771 customers across the housing projects under examination. These are combined figures for the projects across three Haryana cities. The release does not give a separate total for Gurugram buyers or a citywise breakdown of the money collected.

The projects were launched between 2006 and 2012 and remain incomplete, according to the November release. The agency refers to delays ranging from 12 to 19 years in delivery of the promised flats and other units. That range describes the underlying allegations cited by investigators, rather than a fresh calculation of the waiting period for each individual buyer.

  • Latest public release: November 12, 2026.
  • People and entities covered by the complaint: 41.
  • Date of court notices reported by the agency: November 3, 2026.
  • Booking advances examined: approximately Rs 1,075 crore from 4,771 customers.
  • Earlier attached land and plots: approximately 340 acres, valued at Rs 585.46 crore.

How investigators describe the movement of funds

The investigation originated in 74 FIRs and chargesheets involving Haryana and Delhi police, including the Economic Offences Wing. Those cases concerned allegations that the company, its promoters and associated businesses failed to deliver housing within the promised timelines. The November release links the money laundering investigation to those underlying police cases.

The directorate alleges that money collected for completing housing projects was diverted to group companies. It describes transfers as advances for buying parcels of land and for other purposes. According to investigators, the resulting diversion contributed to the failure to hand over booked flats, plots and units. These findings are attributed to the agency and are not a finding of guilt by the court.

The release also sets out the property action that preceded the complaint. Approximately 340 acres of plots and land were attached across Gurugram, Faridabad, Palwal and Bahadurgarh in Haryana, and Meerut and Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh. The stated Rs 585.46 crore valuation covers that combined portfolio. It is neither a Gurugram only figure nor an amount announced as paid back to buyers.

Earlier attachment and the next court step

An earlier official release dated January 10, 2026 records that the provisional attachment order was issued on January 9. It identifies ADEL Landmarks as formerly Era Landmarks and says the attached properties belonged to the company and associated or subsidiary companies. This is background to the new prosecution announcement, rather than a second attachment announced this week.

The January account also alleged that some refund cheques were dishonoured, that project plans and licensed land areas were changed unilaterally, and that project land was mortgaged for development loans without informing buyers. Those are earlier investigative allegations. The November announcement's specific additional step is that the complaint seeks confiscation of the properties described by the agency as proceeds of crime.

Attachment and a request for confiscation are distinct stages in the agency's own account. The latest release reports that confiscation has been requested; it does not report a final confiscation order, a repayment schedule, a possession deadline or the next hearing date. It says further investigation remains in progress.

For related local background, see the separate housing prosecution involving another developer, the Sector 90 project objection notice and the interim order concerning a housing society's electricity supply.