Avadhut Sathe SEBI Raid Explained | Media Reports of a ₹500 Cr+ Case

Описание: It was a rainy morning in Karjat, Maharashtra. At 6:30 AM, the quiet of the town was broken when officials from SEBI arrived at the academy of Avadhut Sathe.

According to media reports, this was not a routine visit. It was a full-fledged raid, personally led on the ground by a Deputy General Manager of SEBI. The operation lasted two full days.

Devices, laptops, trading records, and data were seized. For those who follow market regulation closely, this was a dramatic and rare step — SEBI usually sends notices. Raids are reserved for cases where immediate seizure of evidence is considered critical.

Avadhut Sathe is no small name.

Over the past few years, he has built a massive following as a market educator and mentor. His training programs — GEO, GEO Plus, mentorship packages — have been priced anywhere between ₹85,000 and ₹5.5 lakh.

Media reports suggest his academy’s revenues jumped from just a couple of crores a few years ago to over ₹115 crore in 2023–24, with projections of crossing ₹200 crore this year. These are staggering numbers for any training business, and they naturally attracted attention.

But training alone is not what the regulator is worried about.

One concern raised is that penny stocks — little-known, low-volume shares — may have been showcased during training sessions. If students were encouraged to trade them while others were already positioned, that opens the door to suspicions of pump-and-dump style manipulation.

None of this has been proven yet, but the raid shows SEBI is taking the matter very seriously. By the time this video is out, there is a video floating of Avadhut Sathe giving his side of things at a TV channel but has not denied any wrongdoing or SEBI finding any evidence.

This case stands out because of the way it unfolded. Not a notice, not a quiet inquiry, but a dramatic raid in the middle of heavy rain.

It sends a message not just to one man, but to the entire financial influencer industry. Media reports put the alleged scale of activities at ₹400–500 crore. If true, this is one of the biggest cases in the space.

The story is still unfolding. SEBI will analyze the evidence, hearings will follow, and final orders will take time. But for retail traders and students, the lesson is immediate. Be cautious about promises.

Verify who is registered. And remember — education is important, but no course can guarantee profits.

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0:00 - 1:26 Avadhut Sathe Case Intro
1:27 - 2:26 Business of Avadhut Sathe
2:27 - 3:19 SEBI Allegations on Avadhut Sathe
3:20 - 4:19 SEBI's plan to stop Fake Finfluencerns?
4:20 - 5:50 SEBI's signal to Fake Finfluencerns
5:51 - 7:06 How Scammers sell such courses?
7:07 - 8:30 Next Steps SEBI might do
8:31 - 9:28 Message for Retail Traders
9:29 - 10:22 Conclusion