6,717 stock frauds reported in 5 yrs, ₹1,083 cr recovered: Govt

Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary said that 6,717 cases of stock trading fraud, including insider trading and market manipulation, were recorded between FY 2019-20 and FY 2023-24. "Over the past five years between FY 2019-20 to FY 2023-24, SEBI has issued directions to disgorge amounts totalling over ₹1,083 crores," he said in a written response to Rajya Sabha.