What happened
India's Enforcement Directorate (ED) said in a post on 12 November 2026 that its Gurugram office has filed a prosecution complaint under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002, against 41 entities, including ADEL Landmarks Ltd. and its former directors Hem Singh Bharana and Sumit Bharana, for allegedly defrauding homebuyers. The ED said the Special Court issued notices to all the accused on 3 November 2026. The post did not give the amount involved or any response from the accused. The allegations have not been proven in court.
How the scam works
A charge, an arraignment, a witness's testimony or a prosecutor's accusation is not a finding of guilt. People and companies named in these reports are accused, charged or, where the source says so, convicted or sentenced, and they are presumed innocent unless and until a court finds otherwise. Do not treat a news report or a press release as a substitute for a court judgment. If you think you were affected by the same kind of scheme, keep records and report them to the investigating agency named in the source, or to your local police and your bank.
If a message, a page or a caller creates urgency about money, a login or a legal threat, pause and check the claim through a contact method you already trust. Keep screenshots, reference numbers and the exact addresses or phone numbers you were given, and tell your bank early if money has already left the account. Official brands and authorised firms named in a lure are not involved unless a primary source says otherwise.
Source
Source: https://x.com/dir_ed/status/2120849627415269462 (Enforcement Directorate official post on X, @dir_ed, Nov 12, 2026, 7:02 AM ET)
