Market regulator SEBI on Wednesday issued an interim ex-parte order against Rajesh Exports Ltd (REL) and its Chairman and Managing Director Rajesh Mehta, alleging large-scale financial misstatements, fund diversion through promoter-linked entities, and serious lapses in corporate governance.
In its 109-page order, SEBI Whole Time Member Kamlesh Chandra Varshney said the regulator had prima facie uncovered a multi-year pattern of non-genuine transactions, questionable accounting practices, inadequate disclosures and the routing of company funds through entities linked to the promoter group.