Ponzi Schemes: SEBI Names 51 Entities, Issues Caution Notice

Investors are advised to be careful if the returns offered by the person / or entity is very much higher than the return offered by the regulated entities like banks, deposits accepted by companies, registered NBFCs and mutual funds

SEBI has put out a list of 51 unauthorised entities (on its website www.sebi.in) against whom it has passed interim orders restraining them from mobilising funds through existing / or  new schemes, launching any new schemes or / floating any new companies / or firms to raise fresh money.

Rose Valley Real Estate & Constructions, JSR Dairies, Saradha Realty India, Ramel Industries, Sunshine Agro Global (Sunshine Forestry), Sheen Agro & Plantation and Shree Sai Space Creation are some of the names on the list.

The regulator SEBI has also directed them not to divert or / alienate any assets or money collected, besides debarring the company and its directors from accessing the capital markets in its final order.

SEBI said GIFT Collective Investment Management Company was the sole registered entity permitted to operate under the collective investment scheme (CIS Regulations).


In a caution notice on December 11, 2014, SEBI said, “Investors are advised to be careful if the returns offered by the person / or entity is very much higher than the return offered by the regulated entities like banks, deposits accepted by companies, registered NBFCs and mutual funds (MF).”

“If any of the following entities are found to be collecting / or  mobilising money, investors are advised not to subscribe to such schemes and to report the same to SEBI, state authorities including the police immediately.”


PR No. 165/2014

SEBI's Caution to Investors


It has come to the notice of Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) that certain companies / entities unauthorisedly, without obtaining registration and illegally are collecting / mobilising money from the general investors by making false promises, assuring high return, etc. Investors are advised to be careful if the returns offered by the person/ entity is very much higher than the return offered by the regulated entities like banks, deposits accepted by Companies, registered NBFCs, mutual funds etc.
Wherever SEBI has found such schemes to be in the nature of Collective Investment Schemes (CIS) appropriate action has been taken against the entity/ies and its Directors. In this regard, since January 01, 2011, SEBI has passed orders against 51 entities and its Directors carrying on unregistered CIS. As part of interim directions SEBI directs the entities and its Directors to stop collecting further money under existing / new schemes, not to launch any new scheme or float any new companies/firm to raise fresh moneys, not to divert or alienate any assets or money collected etc., and through final directions SEBI debars the company and its Directors from accessing the Capital markets, etc. List of the Companies against whom order has been passed by SEBI is given below with this press release. The orders are also available on SEBI website at www.sebi.gov.in.
However, it has been observed that certain entities collect / mobilize money under existing / new schemes even after SEBI has directed the entity not to collect any further money, not to launch any new schemes etc, which is unauthorised and illegal.
Investors and general public are hereby cautioned that other than "GIFT Collective Investment Management Company Limited" no other entity is registered with SEBI under the CIS Regulations. If any of the following entities are found to be collecting / mobilising money, investors are advised not to subscribe to such schemes and to report the same to SEBI, State authorities including Police authorities immediately, along with appropriate details / documents.  

S.N.
Case Name
Date of SEBI Order
1
Sun-plant Agro Ltd
03-05-2011
2
NGHI Developers India Limited
06-11-2012
3
MPS Greenery Developers Limited
06-12-2012
4
Nicer Green Forest Ltd
12-03-2013
5
Maitreya Services Pvt. Ltd
25-03-2013
6
Osian's Connoissurers of Art Ltd
15-04-2013
7
Saradha Realty India Ltd
23-04-2013
8
Ken Infratech Ltd
18-06-2013
9
Alchemist Infra Realty Ltd
21-06-2013
10
Sumangal Industries Ltd
09-07-2013
11
HBN Dairies & Allied Ltd
12-07-2013
12
Sai Prasad Foods Ltd.
17-07-2013
13
Sai Prasad Properties Ltd
17-07-2013
14
Maitreya Plotters & Structures Pvt. Ltd
30-08-2013
15
MVL Limited
26-09-2013
16
Samruddha Jeevan Foods India Ltd
31-10-2013
17
Servehit Housing & Infrastructure   India Ltd
31-10-2013
18
Orient Resorts (India) Pvt. Ltd
26-11-2013
19
Kim Infrastructure & Developers   Ltd
05-12-2013
20
Green   Ray International Limited
03-02-2014
21
Royal Twinkle Star Club Ltd.
07-03-2014
22
Ecogreen Realestate (India) Limited
26-03-2014
23
Peers Allied Corportaion Ltd
23-04-2014
24
Green Buds Agro Farm I Ltd
16-05-2014
25
M/s. KBCL India Ltd
26-05-2014
26
Adel Landmarks Ltd (Era Landmarks Ltd)
05-06-2014
27
JSR Dairies Ltd
05-06-2014
28
Nikhara Bharath Construction Company Ltd.
12-06-2014
29
Haldhar Realty and Enterprises Ltd
17-06-2014
30
Rose Valley Real Estate & Constructions Ltd.
18-06-2014
31
Beetal Livestocks & Farms (Pvt) Ltd
25-06-2014
32
Ramel Industries Ltd
11-07-2014
33
Remac Realty India Ltd
15-07-2014
34
Sunshine Agro Global Ltd (Sunshine Forestry Pvt. Ltd)
15-07-2014
35
Ally Multi-Trade India Pvt. Ltd.
22-07-2014
36
Sai Prasad Corporation Ltd
22-07-2014
37
Nicer Green Housing and Infrastructure Developers Limited
28-07-2014
38
Dhanolty Developers Ltd
30-07-2014
39
JSV Developers India Ltd.
31-07-2014
40
HNC Infrastructures and Shares India Ltd
05-08-2014
41
Shubham Kroti Foods Pvt. Ltd
08-08-2014
42
Viswas Real Estates and Infrastructure India Ltd
08-08-2014
43
IHI Developers India Ltd
11-08-2014
44
PACL
22-08-2014
45
Step Up Marketing Pvt. Ltd.
22-08-2014
46
SPNJ Land Projects and Developers India Ltd
17-09-2014
47
G N Dairies Limited
31-10-2014
48
Sheen Agro and Plantation Ltd
14-11-2014
49
Garima Real Estate and Allied Ltd.
24-11-2014
50
Raghav Capital & Infrastructure Ltd.
24-11-2014
51
Shree Sai Space Creation Ltd
24-11-2014

Investors are also advised that SEBI does not regulate any scheme or arrangement made or offered by Cooperative Society, Deposits accepted by Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs), Deposits accepted under 58A of Companies Act, Chit Fund Business, Contract of Insurance, Pension Scheme or Insurance Scheme, Nidhi or / mutual benefit society and any other activities which are regulated by any other Authority or banned under any existing law viz., Multi Level Marketing, Pyramid schemes, etc. Accordingly, investors are cautioned not to invest in any company which is not registered and regulated and bring such schemes to the notice of various authorities i.e   SEBI, Reserve Bank of India (RBI), Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA), Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA), Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) and State / Police Authorities, etc.
Mumbai
December 11, 2014
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