3AM Court at Judge’s Residence: Builder in ₹222 Cr PMAY Money Laundering Scam Remanded to ED

A special late night court hearing was held at the residence of an Additional Sessions Judge in Delhi after the Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested builder Swaraj Singh Yadav in a Rs. 222 crore money laundering case linked to PM Awas Yojana (PMAY) flats.

ED officers searched for Yadav throughout Thursday and detained him just before midnight. As the law requires an accused person to be produced before a court within 24 hours, the agency brought him to the judge’s home at around 3 am.

The hearing began at 3.05 am. After listening to arguments from both sides, the judge sent Yadav to ED custody till November 28.

Yadav is the promoter of Ocean Seven Buildtech Pvt Ltd. According to ED, he illegally sold PMAY flats in Gurugram for Rs. 40 to 50 lakh each, even though the original price was Rs. 26.5 lakh.

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The agency said that the original allottees were cheated as their allotments were cancelled and their deposits were never returned. ED claims the money collected from these illegal sales was laundered and used to buy large properties in Maharashtra, Himachal Pradesh, the United States and the United Kingdom.

ED also told the court that Yadav had recently started selling his assets quickly, which they believe shows an attempt to escape action. The agency said his wife moved to the United States in August 2025 and that large amounts were transferred to her bank account.

They also pointed out that his children study in the US, which increases the risk of him fleeing the country. The judge instructed ED to produce Yadav again on November 28 at 2 pm.

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