Individual settles case of alleged fraudulent trading with Sebi by paying over Rs 2.3 crore
India TV NewsAn individual has settled with markets regulator Sebi a case of alleged fraudulent trading in IPOs of IDFC, Sasken and Suzlon by paying over Rs 98 lakh as settlement charges and disgorging over Rs 1 crore of unlawful gains. It was alleged that a group of financiers provided finance to key operators towards making multiple applications in the IPOs and cornered a large number of shares reserved for retail individual investors and following the receipt of IPO allotment, the shares were transferred by the allottees to the key operators through an off-market transaction. "Later on the shares allotted in the IPOs were sold upon its listing thereby realizing the windfall gain of the price difference between IPO price and the listing price," Sebi noted in the settlement order. The high powered advisory committee of Sebi recommended the application for settlement upon payment Rs 98.37 lakh as settlement amount and over Rs 1.32 crore as disgorgement amount including interest.