The façade of Gensol Engineering, a once-promising renewable energy player, has crumbled spectacularly. In a damning verdict, SEBI has barred promoters Anmol Jaggi and Puneet Jaggi from the securities market, exposing a brazen Rs 262 crore loan scam involving fund diversion, falsified records, and possible insider collusion. But the real question remains—who else was complicit in this financial heist?

The SEBI Bombshell: Fake Loans, Phantom Transactions
SEBI’s interim order reveals a shocking trail of deception:

Dubious Loan Disbursements: Gensol’s promoters allegedly secured massive loans from Yes bank and bank of Baroda based on forged invoices and sham transactions.

Shell Game: Funds were funneled to suspicious entities with no genuine business links to Gensol, raising red flags over money laundering.

Resignation Drama: The Jaggi brothers hastily resigned as directors, a classic move to evade accountability. But SEBI isn’t letting them off the hook—a forensic audit is now underway.

The Bigger Conspiracy: Who Enabled This Scam?
While SEBI has rightly cracked down on the promoters, the rot likely runs deeper:

Banking Complicity?

How did Yes bank and BoB approve such large loans without due diligence?

Were there insider handshakes between bank officials and Gensol’s management?

Auditors Asleep at the Wheel?

Which auditing firm signed off on Gensol’s books?

SEBI must probe whether auditors deliberately overlooked irregularities for fat fees.

Political Patronage?

Gensol thrived in Gujarat’s renewable energy sector—were influential backers shielding them?

The timing of their IPO (2021) and sudden financial implosion reeks of a pump-and-dump scheme.

Market Manipulators & Broker Nexus

Did stock operators artificially inflate Gensol’s share price before the scandal broke?

Retail investors were left holding the bag—SEBI must trace the money trail.

The Fallout: Will SEBI Go After the Big Fish?
SEBI’s action is a start, but this cannot end with just banning the Jaggi brothers. The regulator must:

Freeze all related accounts and track down every rupee diverted.

Interrogate banking and audit partners—were they negligent or complicit?

Coordinate with ED & cbi for a deeper money laundering probe.

Final Verdict: Another “Make in India” Mirage?
Gensol’s case is a textbook example of corporate fraud in India’s booming green energy sector. If SEBI doesn’t widen its net, this will be just another forgotten scam, leaving small investors cheated while the real culprits walk away scot-free.

The question now is—will the Modi government allow another punjab Bank-style loot, or will this finally be the case where the big sharks are held accountable?

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Sindujaa D N

17/04/2025 11:34 AM