Sahara freeze order gets SEBI Rs. 52 cr in cash, investments

June 23, 2013 03:00 pm | Updated November 16, 2021 08:38 pm IST - New Delhi

The SEBI building in Mumbai. File photo

The SEBI building in Mumbai. File photo

Market regulator SEBI has been able to get hold of cash and investments totalling about Rs. 52 crore and details of more than 450 acres of land so far through its attachment orders against Sahara group entities.

In the high-profile case involving refund of over Rs. 24,000 crore to the bondholders of two Sahara companies, SEBI had passed orders for attachment of various properties and freezing of accounts in February after the entities failed to deposit the entire money.

The cash totalling over Rs. 23 crore, received from various banks pursuant to these orders, has been invested in a term deposit for now, while investments worth about Rs. 28 crore in mutual funds and demat accounts have also been frozen, sources said.

After passing its attachment orders, SEBI informed all the banks, depositories, mutual funds and NBFCs, among others, about the matter and also requested RBI to direct the chiefs of the banks to transfer the money of Sahara firms to a designated SEBI account.

The SEBI had also approached the Collectors of as many as 600 districts to request them not to permit the concerned Sahara entities and persons from any sale or transfer of properties attached by the regulator.

As a result, the District Collectors and Revenue Officers from various parts of the country have provided SEBI details of more than 450 acres of land belonging to Saharas, sources added.

The regulator has already asked the Supreme Court to allow it to appoint an Officer of Special Duty and other officers to deal with the objections and claims relating to the property to be sold and for conducting the sale of the property to garner funds for refunding the investors’ money.

Saharas have so far deposited Rs. 5,120 crore with SEBI towards the refund and claims that this amount is more than sufficient to meet the outstanding liabilities towards its bondholders as the group has already paid close to Rs. 20,000 crore directly to the investors.

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