SEBI Bars Arshad Warsi, Wife From Securities Market for Role in Pump and Dump Scheme
- On May 30, 2025, SEBI imposed market restrictions on Bollywood star Arshad Warsi, his spouse Maria Goretti, and 57 additional individuals and entities due to their involvement in a scheme related to the promotion of Sadhana Broadcast Ltd shares through misleading videos.
- The ban followed SEBI's probe, which uncovered a coordinated pump-and-dump scheme involving deceptive YouTube videos designed to artificially boost the share price of Sadhana Broadcast.
- The manipulation scheme unfolded in two phases where connected entities traded to artificially raise the stock price while promoters sold off holdings at the peak.
- SEBI fined Warsi and Goretti Rs 5 lakh each and ordered disgorgement of Rs 58.01 crore with 12% interest from multiple entities, naming Gaurav Gupta, Rakesh Kumar Gupta, and Manish Mishra as masterminds.
- The enforcement action highlights SEBI's focus on market integrity and signals stricter scrutiny against false promotions and stock price manipulations.
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Capital market regulator Sebi has barred Bollywood actor Arshad Warsi and his wife Maria Goretti from the securities markets. 57 others have also been barred for periods ranging from 1 to 5 years. The action by Sebi comes in a case related to misleading videos on YouTube channels, wherein the recommended investors to buy shares of Sadhana Broadcast. The regulator has also imposed a fine of Rs 5 lakh each on the actor and his wife Maria. The mark…
SEBI Bans Arshad Warsi, His Wife and 57 Others from Stock Market for 5 Years in Sadhna Broadcast Scam
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