Tribunal admits appeal against Sebi's revised disgorgement in NSE case and stays recovery subject to OPG depositing Rs 2.5 crore within four weeks in an interest-bearing account
Sebi has sent notices to stock broker OPG Securities and its directors asking them to pay Rs 5.35 crore, in a case of unfair access to secondary market servers in connection with the NSE co-location issue, and warned of attachment of assets as well as bank accounts if they fail to make the payment within 15 days. The demand notices came after the entities failed to pay the fine imposed by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) in April 2025. In three separate recovery notices issued on Monday, the regulator directed OPG Securities and its directors -- Sanjay Gupta, Sangeeta Gupta, and Om Prakash Gupta -- to pay dues totalling Rs 5.35 crore within 15 days. This included a penalty amount and an interest. In the event of non-payment of dues, the market regulator said it will recover the amount by attaching and selling their moveable and immovable properties. Besides, they face attachment of bank accounts and arrest. In its order passed in April, Sebi levied a fine of Rs 5 .
OPG Securities under scanner for forex transactions
The National Stock Exchange (NSE) has suspended trading of Delhi- based technology firm OPG Securities for allegedly exploiting co-location server and gained unfair access while trading on NSE's algorithim trading platform.The exchange has barred all the segment of OPG Securities including capital market, futures & options, and currency derivative segments from September 29 to March 28, 2018. Confirming the development, NSE spokesperson said, "OPG Securities will be suspended for six months as trading member of all segments of this exchange with immediate effect after observance of necessary formalities and any other prescribed procedural requirements. Communication to this effect has been issued to the Member. This is the first action taken by the exchange since the NSE co-location matter came into light. "It was found that OPG were doing first log-ins to the NSE systems through secondary servers (back up servers) which got them faster access to price information, said a source. .