🚨 SEBI Uncovers Lavish Spending, Stock Manipulation by Gensol Engineering’s Anmol and Puneet Jaggi
📰 By New Delhi Post | April 17, 2025 | Mumbai
In a scandal that has rocked the clean-energy startup ecosystem, a Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) investigation has revealed shocking financial misconduct by Gensol Engineering’s promoters, Anmol Singh Jaggi and Puneet Singh Jaggi. The duo allegedly siphoned off hundreds of crores in corporate funds, intended for electric vehicle (EV) financing, to fund luxury purchases, stock market manipulation, and personal expenses — including a Rs 43 crore luxury flat, Rs 26 lakh worth of golf equipment, and more.
🏢 Misusing Loans, Faking Defaults & Inflating Stocks
According to a 29-page interim order by SEBI Whole-Time Member Ashwani Bhatia, the Jaggi brothers:
- Misused institutional loans raised under Gensol’s name for personal benefit.
- Forged “no default” letters from lenders like IREDA and PFC to falsely represent the company’s financial standing.
- Manipulated stock prices by trading via shell subsidiaries like Wellray to create 99% of the trading volume in Gensol shares between mid-2022 and December 2024.
- Falsified records and misled regulators, treating public funds as personal wealth.
🏘️ Luxury Purchases With Diverted EV Funds
SEBI’s probe found a trail of fund diversion:
- Rs 775 crore was transferred from Gensol to Go-Auto, an auto dealership for purchasing EVs for BluSmart.
- Of this, only Rs 570 crore was actually used for EV procurement.
- The remaining Rs 205 crore was redirected, including:
- Rs 43 crore used to purchase a luxury apartment in The Camellias, Gurugram, initially booked in their mother’s name, later transferred to Capbridge Ventures, a partnership owned by the Jaggi brothers.
- Rs 26 lakh spent on golf sets.
- Rs 23 lakh used for credit card dues.
- Rs 8 lakh spent on interior decoration.
⛔ SEBI’s Immediate Action
SEBI has now:
- Barred Anmol and Puneet Jaggi from participating in the securities markets until further notice.
- Ordered a forensic audit of Gensol’s financials to trace the full extent of fund misappropriation.
- Highlighted investor risks, warning that diverted funds could result in major write-offs and investor losses.
“This is not just financial mismanagement — it’s a full-scale betrayal of public trust. Promoters were running the company like a personal piggy bank,” SEBI stated in the report.
⚠️ Fallout for BluSmart & Gensol
While BluSmart has not been directly implicated in wrongdoing, the association and funding channels involved in the transactions could lead to regulatory scrutiny. Investors are also rattled over Gensol Engineering’s stock performance and governance credibility.
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