ED’s Gurugram zonal team has filed a charge sheet in the special court on December 16, 2025 in a money laundering case against real estate company Ansal Properties and Infrastructure Limited (APIL) and its directors/shareholders Sushil Ansal, Pranav Ansal and Gopal Ansal. This matter is related to violation of environmental laws.
Investigation conducted on complaint by HSPCB
ED had started this investigation on the basis of complaints filed by Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB). It is alleged that Ansal Group did not follow the rules laid down under Water Act 1974 and Air Act 1981. These violations came to light in two real estate projects in Gurugram, Sushant Lok-1 and Essentia.
The company did not install sewage treatment plant
During investigation, ED came to know that the company did not install Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) in Sushant Lok Phase-1. The dirty water coming out from there was directly released into the HUDA sewer line. At the same time, the STP installed in the Essentia project was found to be much less than its capacity. When the HSPCB team inspected the spot, the STP was found closed and no maintenance was being done.
Harm to people’s health, benefit to the company
ED’s investigation also revealed that on one hand releasing dirty water without cleaning it caused harm to people’s health and environment, on the other hand the company continued to get financial benefits. It is alleged that the promoters of the company did not make any effort to follow the rules and due to this they earned wrongful profit of about Rs 10.55 crore, i.e. Proceeds of Crime.
Many properties related to Ansal Group seized
In this case, earlier ED had temporarily seized the commercial properties of Ansal Group directors and people associated with them located in Gurugram, Greater Noida and Ludhiana. The total value of these properties is also said to be around Rs 10.55 crore. ED says that the investigation of the case is going on.
