Sebi has exposed a stock manipulation network that used social media platforms like Telegram, WhatsApp, and X to artificially inflate SME stock prices. The accused allegedly employed a pump-and-dump strategy, accumulating shares before circulating bullish messages and then selling at elevated levels to retail investors. The regulator has barred seven individuals and impounded Rs 20.25 crore in unlawful gains.

The market regulator Sebi barred seven individuals for allegedly generating Rs 58 crore in wrongful gains by using social media (including X) to disseminate stock recommendations.…

SEBI bars seven Gupta family members for ₹20.25 crore stock manipulation via social media recommendations and illegal trading practices.