Mumbai me ek aisa khaufnaak share-market scam saamne aaya hai, jise sunkar aam aadmi ka bhi sir ghoom jata hai. 72 saal ke buzurg Bharat Harakchand Shah ko, jinhone kabhi zyada trading nahi ki thi, lagbhag ₹35 crore ka nuksan hua hai — aur yeh sab kuch chaaro saalon tak bina unhe pata chale chala ja raha tha. Ye mamla financial trade fraud aur broker-misconduct ke khatre ko phir se highlight karta hai.
Kya Hua Tha Exactly?
Shah naam ke buzurg ne 2020 me apni aur apni patni ki Demat/trading account kholwai thi, ek brokerage firm Globe Capital Market Limited ke through. Unhone apni inherited shares us company ko de di thi, lekin unhe share market ya trading ki samajh bilkul bhi nahi thi.
Fir company ne unhe bataya ki koi extra investment ki zarurat nahi — unke shares ko collateral bana ke “safe trading” hogi. Company ne do employees, Akshay Baria aur Karan Siroya, ko “personal guides” kehta hua unka portfolio manage karne ke liye appoint kiya. Dheere-dheere unhone Shah ji ke account pe pura control le liya. OTPs se lekar emails, saare details unke pass the. Shah sirf wahi jante the jo company unhe batati, real trading activities unse chhupi rahi.
Kab Aur Kahan Hua Fraud
Yeh fraud shuru hua tha March 2020 me, aur chalta raha June 2024 tak. Period ke dauran, Shah ko unke accounts ke “annual statements” dikhaye jaate rahe — jo hamesha “munafa” batate the. Isliye unhe kabhi sony-samajh na aaya ki kuch gadbad hai.
Par sach tab samne aaya jab July 2024 me Globe Capital ki Risk Management team ne call karke bataya ki unke aur unki patni ke accounts me ₹35 crore ka debit balance ho chuka hai. Agar paise nahi diye, to shares bech diye jayenge. Ye sunkar Shah ji ka to ground hi khisak gaya.
Kaun The Isme Involved / Kaun Affected Hua
Primarily, victim hain Bharat Shah aur unki patni — ek simple guest-house chalane wale couple hai jo cancer patients ke liye kam-kiraya pe rehne ki suvidha dete hain.
Dusri taraf implicated hai firm Globe Capital Market Ltd. aur uske do employees — Akshay Baria aur Karan Siroya — jinhone allegedly unauthorized trades kiye.
Fraud Kaise Pakda Gaya / Sach Kab Samne Aaya
Situation tab palti jab Globe Capital ne immediate ₹35 crore ki repayment maangi, warna shares bechne ki dhamki di. Pareshan hokar Shah ne bache hue shares beche aur loan chuka diya. Uske baad jab unhone company website se original trading history download kar ke compare kiya, to pata chala ki email-statements aur real statements me bahut gap hai. Real trading history me massive losses show ho rahe the — bilkul ulta jo unhe dikhaya jaata tha.
Unhone yeh bhi dekha ki company ne kuch notices from National Stock Exchange (NSE) ke liye responses bheje thi, unke naam se, bina unhe bataye. Ye saari baatein milkar ek “organised financial fraud” ka pakka case bana deti hain.
Sarkar Ka Bayan / Investigation Ka Haal
Bharat Shah ne official complaint file kari hai — FIR. Ab case investigate ho raha hai through Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Mumbai Police.
Is scam ko lekar media me aur regulators me concern bhi bada hai — older log aur unhe jo share market samajh nahi rakhte, unka kya hoga? Ye case ek warning hai sabke liye.
Logon Ki Pratikriya & Samajik Asar
Is khabre ne share-market aur brokerage firms ke prati public distrust ko fir se tez kar diya hai. Bahut se financial experts keh rahe hain ki aise cases me transparency aur investor education bahut zaruri hai. Kuch log bol rahe hain ki senior citizens ya beginners ko guided – par trusted – advice milni chahiye.
Background me, pehle bhi kai scam hue hain jisme shares ya trading ke naam par logon ko bleed kiya gaya. Par 35 crore ka loss aur woh bhi ek grandma-grandpa jaise family ke saath — isne sabko hila diya. Kahin-kahin toh log apne relatives se bol rahe hain — agar koi trading shuru kare, toh paperwork khud study karo, blindly broker pe bharosa mat karo.
Aage Kya Ho Sakta Hai?
Agle kuch hafton me EOW ko detail audit karna hoga — company ke records, unka internal control, trading logs, aur unki compliance history. Agar koi aur victims milte hain, toh scam ka scope aur bada ho sakta hai. Regulators aur brokerage firms pe bhi pressure hai ki wo apna compliance strict karein.
Investors ke liye yeh ek wake-up call hai: Agar aap shares me invest kar rahe hain, toh statements ko khud verify karo. Brokerage ya demat firm ke saath jo bhi agreement ho — terms ko dhyan se padh ke sign karo.
