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ED Raids Delhi Builders Over No-EMI Scheme Trapping Homebuyers
Some builders in India offered a special deal to people who wanted to buy new homes.
Under the deal, buyers did not have to pay their home loan payments until they got the keys to their new flat.
The builders promised to make those loan payments for them.
But many homebuyers never got their flats, even after waiting for several years.
When the builders stopped paying, the banks asked the homebuyers to pay the loan money themselves.
This caused big money problems for many families.
A government agency called the CBI looked into the complaints and filed cases against the builders.
India's financial crime agency, the ED, then searched offices and properties linked to the builders.
Investigators are checking where the loan money went and whether it was moved to other companies.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) raided multiple locations in Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) linked to two builders.
The two builders are AVJ Developers and Rudra Buildwell Construction, accused of luring homebuyers with a subvention scheme.
Under the 'No EMI Till Possession' scheme, builders were required to pay home loan EMIs until flats were handed over to buyers.
Homebuyers alleged they never received possession of their flats despite several years, resulting in significant financial losses.
The ED's money laundering probe is based on two CBI FIRs filed in July 2025 following a Supreme Court order.
- Who
- The Enforcement Directorate (ED), acting on cases registered by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), against builders AVJ Developers and Rudra Buildwell Construction; homebuyers are the alleged victims.
- What
- Raids on locations linked to two builders accused of trapping homebuyers through a 'No EMI Till Possession' subvention scheme in which they defaulted on EMI payments.
- Where
- Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR).
- When
- The raids were conducted on a Friday; the CBI had filed two FIRs in July 2025 before the ED's investigation was initiated.
- Why
- To investigate money laundering allegations of an 'unholy nexus' between banks and developers that left homebuyers with financial losses and without their flats.
Key facts
- Agency conducting raids
- Enforcement Directorate (ED)
- Builders raided
- AVJ Developers and Rudra Buildwell Construction
- Scheme in question
- 'No EMI Till Possession' subvention scheme
- Basis of probe
- Two FIRs filed by the CBI in July 2025
- Trigger
- Supreme Court order
- Locations
- Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR)
- Probe focus
- Utilization of loan amounts, recipient accounts, and possible diversion of funds to other companies or assets









