Sebi uncovered an alleged Rs 144 crore pump-and-dump scheme by analysing airline bookings, hotel stays, food delivery records, WhatsApp chats, telecom data and banking trails. The investigation linked digital footprints to identify the alleged mastermind and entities behind five manipulated stocks.

SEBI bars 222 entities for a ₹47.7 crore pump-and-dump scheme manipulating stock prices of five companies.

Sebi uncovered an alleged Rs 144 crore pump-and-dump scheme by analysing airline bookings, hotel stays, food delivery records, WhatsApp chats, telecom data and banking trails. The…