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To prove Karvy withdrew securities from your demat account, obtain a transaction statement

The National Stock Exchange (NSE) and the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) have both terminated the brokerage membership of Karvy Stock Broking. NSE has also declared Karvy a defaulter. The brokerage firm had transferred securities from clients’ demat accounts without their authorisation to its own account by misusing the power of attorney (PoA) obtained from them. It sold their shares and diverted the money to another entity. It also pledged clients’ shares to take loans from banks. While many clients have got their money back, around 90,000 have not.

Declaration of the stockbroker as a defaulter is a crucial step. “Once a