Sebi bans Subhash Chandra, Punit Goenka from directorial, managerial roles
Live MintMarket regulator Sebi has banned Subhash Chandra, chairman of Essel Group and Punit Goenka, the Chief Executive Officer of Zee Entertainment Enterprises from holding a director or Key Managerial Personnel in any listed company or its subsidiaries until further orders. Sebi's directions come after the regulator found that Subhash Chandra and Punit Goenka siphoned off funds for their own benefits from their listed entity ZEEL. After examining the bank statements of ZEEL, Sebi found out that although ZEEL claimed to have received ₹200 crore from these associate entities of promoters --- major portion of the said funds had actually originated from either ZEEL itself or the listed companies of Essel Group. Data from Sebi showed that ZEEL and other listed companies of Essel Group had at least transfered ₹143.90 crore -- to falsely portray repayment of due amounts to ZEEL from these associate entities.