Sebi slaps fine of ₹15 lakh on an individual in WhatsApp leak case

New Delhi: Markets regulator Sebi on Monday penalised an individual after finding him guilty of releasing unpublished price sensitive information related to financial results of Asian Paints through WhatsApp messages prior to the official announcement by the company.

The watchdog has imposed a penalty of ₹15 lakh on Neeraj Kumar Agarwal.

Earlier, Sebi had penalised Shruti Vora, who has been working in the institutional team at Antique Stock Broking Ltd from September 2008, for releasing Unpublished Price Sensitive Information (UPSI) related to financial results of Asian Paints through WhatsApp messages.