New Delhi | The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday carried out extensive searches across Delhi-NCR in connection with a major money laundering investigation linked to the alleged land fraud involving the Spiritual Regeneration Movement Foundation of India (SRMF). According to investigating agencies, the case revolves around the illegal sale of institutional properties across multiple states through forged documents, fake board resolutions, fabricated seals and impersonation of office bearers. The suspected value of the disputed transactions is estimated to run into hundreds of crores of rupees.
Officials said the ED intensified its probe after registering an Enforcement Case Information Report (ECIR) on May 7, 2026. Preliminary findings have identified G. Ram Chandra Mohan and Akash Malviya as the alleged key operators and masterminds behind the network. Investigators claim that despite earlier arrests in a separate case, the alleged activities continued and the syndicate remained active in executing fresh property transactions.
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As part of the operation, ED teams conducted searches at multiple premises, including a residence in Narayan Vihar in Delhi, the office of Singhvahini Infra Projects Pvt Ltd in Sector-100, Noida, addresses linked to company directors in Sector-105, and several other associated locations. Agencies suspect that crucial records related to land transactions, forged documentation and financial dealings have been recovered and are currently undergoing forensic examination.
According to the ED, SRMF is a registered organisation established in 1963 and owns substantial immovable properties across several states. Investigators allege that certain individuals created fake entities with names deceptively similar to the original organisation in order to facilitate illegal transfers and sales of land parcels. The probe has further revealed allegations of forged authority letters, fabricated board resolutions and counterfeit seals being used to present the transactions as legally valid.
One of the most significant transactions under scrutiny involves a prime land parcel in Noida. Investigating agencies stated that in December 2025, nearly 3.36 hectares of land located in Gejha Tilpatabad village, with a reported circle rate value of around ₹33.61 crore, was allegedly sold for only ₹16 crore. Officials suspect that a fictitious entity bearing a name similar to SRMF was used in the transaction to mislead authorities and facilitate the registration process.
Preliminary investigations have also indicated that some properties may have been sold multiple times to different buyers. Agencies believe the syndicate operated across several states using a structured network to execute fraudulent land transfers. So far, at least seven FIRs linked to the alleged fraud have reportedly been registered in Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. These include cases connected to Noida, Dhar, Shajapur and Bilaspur involving disputed land sales and forged property documents.
Investigators have also found indications of serious irregularities in land records and documentation procedures. Officials suspect that the network exploited loopholes in legal verification systems and documentation processes over several years to facilitate the unlawful transfer of high-value properties worth crores of rupees.
In major economic offence investigations, agencies are now closely examining the money trail, shell companies and possible benami investments associated with the transactions. Sources indicated that proceeds from the land sales were allegedly routed through multiple bank accounts and companies, strengthening the money laundering angle in the case.
Renowned cyber and financial crime expert and former IPS officer Prof. Triveni Singh said organised economic crimes are no longer limited to digital frauds but are increasingly extending into land, trusts and institutional properties. According to him, the use of forged documents and shell companies for property transfers is emerging as a rapidly growing model of financial crime in the country.
Following the ED’s latest action, investigating agencies are now probing the possible involvement of additional associates, financial beneficiaries and any larger protection network linked to the alleged syndicate. Officials indicated that further arrests and attachment of properties could follow as the investigation progresses.
