Supreme Court, on October 9, ordered immediate police custody to three directors of Amrapali Group after they failed to submit the asked documents of the 46 group companies to forensic auditors. A bench of Justices Arun Mishra and U U Lalit took exception to the Amprapali group for not handing over all the documents to forensic auditors and said that they will remain in police custody till they hand over all the documents.
Amrapali promoter Anil Kumar Sharma along with two other directors – Shiv Priya and Ajay Kumar – was arrested inside the courtroom after an hour of hearing. Supreme Court's order came in the wake of several petitions filed by home buyers who are seeking possession of around 42,000 flats. The apex court said the conduct of the directors was in "gross violation" of its order. “You are playing hide and seek. You are trying to mislead the court,” the bench had said.
The top court also directed both UP and Delhi police to seize all the documents of the group and hand them over to the forensic team, emphasising that not a single document related to the case should not remain with the company. The top court had on September 26 allowed the National Buildings Construction Corporation Ltd (NBCC) to float tenders for selecting the builder to complete the stalled projects of Amrapali Group. The court also directed the NBCC to prepare a detailed project report for pending projects within 60 days.