In its interim order dated January 3, 2025, SEBI accused Salgaocar of benefiting from advance knowledge of large trade orders and barred him, Parekh, and others from trading.
Salgaocar had sought permission to cross examine Ketan Parekh, which SEBI had rejected later Salgacar moved SAT, challenging the rejection of his request.
Salgaocar’s petition also says that SEBI’s interim order has damaged his reputation and is threatening his livelihood. Matter is pending before SAT for hearing.
Parekh had cited family reasons in his plea, including attending a relative’s wedding, but Sebi he has in the past "used the travel permission as a cloak to disguised ongoing illegal activity".
Interestingly, the Sebi Special Court had permitted Parekh last year to travel abroad between December 20, 2024, and March 20, 2025, to destinations such as the UK, UAE, Singapore, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Japan and the EU.
Several FPIs are using these platforms to find counterparties for trades
There was much speculation that the big client mentioned in the SEBI order was another fund, based on PB Fintech's stock in 2022
Data from BSE and NSE confirms that Tiger Global and a fund owned by the US-based investment firm sold shares of PB Fintech on November 11, 2022. Sebi's order against Ketan Parekh and others included screenshots of chats of trading instructions given on November 11 to sell shares of PB Fintech.
Currency notes were crucial to this operation, serving as ID proofs
The market regulator used thrilling inventiveness to establish the connection between Ketan Parekh and the various numbers he was using to hide his identity
SEBI passed an order on January 2, detailing an unusual scam
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The case relates to cheating committed by Parekh in alleged criminal conspiracy with the then Senior Manager of NRI Cell and Incharge of Safe Custody Department, Bank of Baroda, Mumbai and others.
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Market regulator Sebi has barred Mascon Information Technologies Ltd (MITL) from the securities market for a period of two years for alleged fraudulent trading by way of offloading shares through off market transfers to Ketan Parekh related entities.
when the market revived in 2003, Parekh is learnt to have resumed trading using fronts. And the only way his erstwhile brokers could hope to recoup the money he owed them was to execute his transactions. These deals were on a profit sharing basis. If Parekh profited on the trade, a chunk of that money would go towards repaying the debt.
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