Friday 23 September 2016

Top Broker in NSEL proved guilty - Geojit Comtrade

National Spot Exchange Ltd. came into discussion on a larger basis when NSEL crisis surfaced in 2013. The matter came under scanner of multiple agencies since then. Exchange was forced to shut down and suspend all its trading contracts. When the NSEL and its parent company FTIL was getting targeted, in actuality it was a well planned strategy of defaulters and brokers. It was stated that many investors claimed that the brokerage firms used their money & account details fraudulently.

Reportedly Udaipur-based NSEL investor Achal Agarwal invested his money through a well-known broker Geojit Comtrade. Mr. Achal filed a complaint against his broker and has suspected that his broker has swindled money under his name. Mr. Agarwal also learned about the unsought-disbursement of loan against Geofin Comtrade and Geojit Credits’ Ltd. These brokers together dishonestly used Mr. Achal’s account and PAN details to invest their huge amounts on NSEL platform.

Mr. Agarwal told Business Line that the outstanding receivable amount mentioned on his name was shocking. The outstanding receivable amount mentioned in NSEL was Rs. 4 Crore whereas the actual amount was only 9.75 lakh. Achal also stated that he has not taken any loan from anywhere for investing on the NSEL platform. He has also not received any such amount in any of his personal account. However, the actual trading amount of Achal Agarwal on NSEL platform through GeojitComtrade was Rs. 9.75 lakh.

The Bombay High Court gave instructions to the High Court Committee to seek KYC (know your customer) details from NSEL investors. Bombay High Court also asked NSEL and investigative agencies to be acquainted with the actual truth from the broker.


Mr. Achal has filed a complaint to the High Court Committee (HCC) on 4th July 2015. He has probed to investigate in this matter and consider this money laundering a serious manner. The forgery is done by Geofin Comtrade and Geojit Credits Ltd; a company owned by C P Krishna.  

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