Sebi has uncovered a front-running scheme involving market operator Ketan Parekh and Singapore citizen Rohit Salgaocar. They, along with associates, manipulated trades of a foreign fund, amassing Rs 66 crore illegally. Sebi barred them and 20 other entities from the market, freezing their demat and bank accounts.
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