In one of its most extensive market manipulation investigations, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) pieced together evidence from airline bookings, hotel stays, food delivery records, WhatsApp chats, telecom data and banking trails to crack an alleged Rs 144 crore pump-and-dump operation spanning five stocks.
The 394-page final order details how the market regulator stitched together digital footprints to identify the alleged mastermind behind the scheme and establish links between the entities involved.