Individual settles case of alleged leak of Wipro’s unpublished financial result on WhatsApp

NEW DELHI: An individual on Friday settled with markets regulator Sebi a case related to alleged leak of Wipro Ltd’s unpublished financial result on WhatsApp, by paying over Rs 27 lakh towards settlement charges.

Sebi observed from a newspaper article that unpublished financial results of some major companies were posted on a private WhatsApp group prior to their announcement by the companies.

Wipro was among those companies whose information was leaked allegedly on the WhatsApp group.