sebi:WTM/RKA/ISD/187/2016
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Facts / Headnote
Interim directions restraining noticees from accessing securities market continued till further directions, with limited supervised relief to sell securities other than Dhyana and deal with proceeds via escrow under stock exchange supervision.
Provisions invoked
- s. 11B
- s. 11
- s. 11(4)
- s. 19
- s. 11(1)
- s. 12A
- s. 12
- s. 11(2)
- s. 10(38)
Regulations
- Reg. 3
- Reg. 2(1)(c)
- Reg. 4(1)
- Reg. 4(b)
- Reg. 13(2)
- Reg. 3(a)
- Reg. 4(2)(r)
Parties
- Gaurav Manoj Agrawal
- Rajesh Pukhraj Raka (HUF)
- Dhyana Finstock Limited
- 76 entities restrained vide interim order including preferential allottees / Dhyana Group entities
Holding
The ex-parte interim restraints were continued till further directions as prima facie justified for investor protection, while granting limited supervised relief to sell non-Dhyana holdings into escrow to mitigate hardship pending completion of investigation.
Full text
Order in the matter of Dhyana Finstock Limited Page 2 of 36 "Dhyana" or "the company"), restrained 76 entities, including the aforesaid 21 entities (hereinafter referred to as "Noticees"), from accessing the securities market and further prohibited them from buying, selling or dealing in securities in any manner whatsoever, till further directions. Further, it was also directed that BSE shall withhold the pay-out of funds for the trades in Dhyana executed on July 27, 2015 and keep the same in interest bearing escrow account and shall release the securities to the buyers for the trades executed on July 27, 2015. The persons/entities against whom the interim order was passed were advised to file their objections, if any, within twenty one days from the date of the order and, if they so desire, to avail themselves of an opportunity of personal hearing before SEBI.
Order in the matter of Dhyana Finstock Limited Page 3 of 36 sold by preferential allottees, 18,22,678 shares representing 57.54% shares were bought by Dhyana Group. Of the total purchase (23,03,449 shares) of Dhyana group, 18,37,121 shares (80%) were bought by them from the preferential allottees. h) Certain private corporate bodies connected to each other and to Dhyana were observed to have given funds to exit providers. Some of these exit providers were immediately transferring the funds to trading members for purchase of shares of Dhyana. i) During the patch 2, since July 2015 several SMS were circulated among investing public to the effect of inducing them to buy the shares of Dhyana specially highlighting to make "Jackpot "profit on July 27, 2015. j) In the influence of SMS tips investors placed buy orders on July 27, 2015 at price ranging from ₹ 396-₹ 406 resulting in purchase of 3,18,971 shares from the net sellers. k) The 29 Net sellers who were part of Dhyana group sold 2,62,682 shares on July 27, 2014 representing 82.35% of total shares bought by the investors in the influence of SMSs. There were 6 Preferential Allottees who sold 53,289 shares on July 27, 2015 and made profit of ₹21.65 crores.
Order in the matter of Dhyana Finstock Limited Page 4 of 36 gotten gains into genuine one. c) The net sellers on July 27, 2015, who were either preferential allottees themselves or had purchased shares of preferential allottees at a high price during the examination period, may have availed the services of some unscrupulous elements to send the SMS and thereafter dumped the shares of Dhyana so acquired on unsuspecting investors by employing a scheme of sending fake SMS inducing them to buy in the scrip. The facts and circumstances discussed in the interim order further indicate a scheme, device and artifice to dump shares on July 27, 2015 in a pre-planned manner i.e. by employing a scheme of sending fake SMS inducing investors to buy in the scrip.
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