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India Regulator Presses Ahead Against Hindenburg in Adani Case

SEBI seeks to recover gains from trades benefiting from Hindenburg's Adani report.

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India's Securities and Exchange Board (SEBI) has started hearing representations to recover gains from trades it suspects benefited from prior knowledge of Hindenburg Research's report about the Adani Group. [1] In 2024, SEBI said U.S.-based Kingdon Capital Management built short positions in Adani-related stocks through a Mauritius-based fund linked to Kotak International before Hindenburg published its report. [2] Short seller Hindenburg Research stated in its 2023 report that the Adani Group had violated securities law, triggering a selloff that wiped out $150 billion in group value. [3] The hearings began more than two years after the initial report was filed by Hindenburg Research. [4] The proceedings were delayed because the parties involved took time to respond to the regulator. [5] Reuters reported on the commencement of these hearings on September 4, 2026. [6]
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  1. India's Securities and Exchange Board (SEBI) has started hearing representations to recover gains from trades it suspects benefited from prior knowledge of Hindenburg Research's report about the Adani Group. · Investing.com
  2. In 2024, SEBI said U.S.-based Kingdon Capital Management built short positions in Adani-related stocks through a Mauritius-based fund linked to Kotak International before Hindenburg published its report. · Investing.com
  3. Short seller Hindenburg Research stated in its 2023 report that the Adani Group had violated securities law, triggering a selloff that wiped out $150 billion in group value. · Investing.com
  4. The hearings began more than two years after the initial report was filed by Hindenburg Research. · Deccan Herald
  5. The proceedings were delayed because the parties involved took time to respond to the regulator. · Deccan Herald
  6. Reuters reported on the commencement of these hearings on September 4, 2026. · Deccan Herald
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