The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has escalated its crackdown on a money laundering case involving former Haryana Congress MLA Dharam Singh Chhoker and the Mahira Group, provisionally attaching assets worth approximately Rs 557.43 crore. This action, taken under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), brings the total attachment in the case to over Rs 638 crore.
The attached assets include approximately 35 acres of residential and commercial land spread across various sectors in Gurugram, as well as fixed deposits amounting to around Rs 97 lakh. The properties are located in Sectors 68, 63A, 103, 104, 92, 88B, and 95 of Gurugram. The ED's investigation is focused on Mahira Infratech Pvt Ltd (formerly Sai Aaina Farms Pvt Ltd), Mahira Buildtech Pvt Ltd, and Czar Buildwell Pvt Ltd.
The case originated from multiple FIRs lodged by the Gurugram Police, alleging cheating and forgery against the aforementioned companies. These companies are accused of submitting forged documents, including fake bank guarantees, to obtain licenses for affordable housing projects in Sectors 68, 103, and 104 of Gurugram. They allegedly collected over Rs 616 crore from approximately 3,700 homebuyers with the promise of delivering affordable homes. However, the company failed to deliver the houses within the promised timelines and allegedly laundered the funds.
The ED investigation revealed that the accused entities siphoned off funds by inflating construction costs through fake invoices from associated entities. The money was then diverted for the personal gain of the company's directors and promoters. Furthermore, funds collected from homebuyers were transferred to other group entities as loans, which remain outstanding for years.
Prior to this recent attachment, the ED had already attached properties worth over Rs 81.07 crore in February 2024 and March 2025. These earlier attachments also targeted properties linked to M/s Sai Aaina Farms Pvt. Ltd., M/s Mahira Buildtech Pvt. Ltd., M/s D S Home Construction Pvt. Ltd., Sikandar Singh, Dharam Singh Chhoker (ex-MLA), Vikas Chhoker, and related companies involved in the case.
Several key individuals are under scrutiny in connection with this case. Sikandar Singh, the promoter of the Mahira Group, was arrested on April 30, 2024. Dharam Singh Chhoker, the ex-MLA, was taken into custody on May 5, 2025, after six non-bailable warrants were issued against him for absconding and not appearing before the ED. Vikas Chhoker remains absconding, and a proclamation has been issued against him by the Special Court in Gurugram.
The ED has filed a chargesheet in the Gurgaon special court, which has taken cognizance of the same. The investigation is ongoing.
