Environmental pollution case: ED attaches shops worth over Rs 5 crore in Haryana mall

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached commercial properties worth over Rs 5 crore in Haryana's Sonipat as part of an ongoing

money laundering investigation

against

TDI Infrastructure Limited

.
The company is accused of violating environmental regulations in its residential township projects.
Eight shops in TDI Mall, located on GT Road in Kundli (Sonipat), have been provisionally attached under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), with a total value of Rs 5.61 crore, the ED stated on Saturday, according to news agency PTI.
The case stems from criminal complaints filed in August 2020 by the Haryana State Pollution Control Board before a special environmental court in Kurukshetra, accusing TDI Infrastructure and its directors—Ravinder Kumar Taneja, Kamal Taneja, and Devki Nandan Taneja—of breaching environmental laws.

According to the ED, the company violated provisions of the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act and the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act in relation to its residential projects, including Kingsbury Apartments, My Floor 2, and Tuscan City in Kundli.
The company was required by law to treat sewage water and domestic effluent by installing approved sewage treatment plants, but failed to comply. Instead, untreated sewage was collected in a cemented tank and discharged using tankers on open land, leading to significant environmental and public health damage.
By breaching these environmental laws, TDI Infrastructure is accused of generating "proceeds of crime" amounting to Rs 5.61 crore. The company and its directors have yet to respond to the ED's allegations.