Enforcement Directorate arrests WTC Group promoter Ashish Bhalla over alleged fraud involving Rs 3,000 crore in Faridabad real estate projects, diverting funds to shell companies and foreign entities. Hundreds of investors duped through promised but undelivered plots in Sectors 111-114, indicating massive financial misuse. ED custody granted for interrogation.
BRERA urges government to form a team to help homebuyers recover dues or get possession from defaulting real estate companies.
ED investigates potential Russian land mafia involvement in Goa's real estate between 2000-2007, seeking state government's assistance to scrutinize large-scale land acquisitions by Indian companies believed to front for illegal Russian ownership.