Sahara Housing Fina Corp, Sahara One Media dive over 19%
Shares of Sahara Housingfina Corporation and Sahara One Media & Entertainment today tanked as much as 19 per cent after Sebi ordered freezing of bank accounts and attachment of all investments and properties of two group firms and their top executives.
Following this, Sahara group's only listed firms – Sahara Housingfina and Sahara One Media – fell sharply even as the group claimed the actions taken by Sebi were based on "old facts" and the orders for attaching assets of individuals was incorrect on part of the market regulator.
Shares of Sahara Housingfina Corporation plunged 19.11 per cent to Rs 44 – its 52 week low on the BSE.
Similarly, Sahara One Media & Entertainment tumbled 4.81 per cent to hit an one-year low of Rs 82.10.
Coming down heavily on Sahara in investor refund case involving over Rs 24,000 crore, regulator Sebi last night ordered freezing of bank accounts and attachment of all investments and properties of two Sahara firms and their top executives, including group chief Subrata Roy.
The assets being attached include those related to the group's Aambey Valley resort town near Pune, other real estate assets in Delhi, Mumbai and at other places across the country, shares, mutual funds and various other investments.
Passing two separate orders, together running into 160 pages, against Sahara Housing Investment Corporation Ltd (SHICL) and Sahara India Real Estate Corporation Ltd (SIRECL), Sebi has said that the two companies had raised Rs 6,380 crore and Rs 19,400 crore, respectively, from bondholders
