# SEBI attaches accounts of DHFL’s Kapil Wadhawan, 10 others

2026-08-25T03:45:00+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk

Corroboration: 1 independent outlet (11 source reports)

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has attached the demat accounts of former DHFL promoter Kapil Wadhawan as part of recovery proceedings under the Recovery Certificate No. 9277 of 2026. The regulator also issued notices to attach bank and post office accounts, demat accounts, and mutual fund folios of 10 other individuals and entities. Among the others targeted are Padmavathi Darak in a case of trading in illiquid stock options at BSE, and several entities including Virtual Business Solution Pvt. Ltd., Sadhna Bio Oils Pvt. Ltd., Shreya Gupta, Sulabh Dikshit, Neha Aggarwal, Saurabh Gupta, and Paras Shah in matters related to stock recommendations via YouTube. The attachment notices, issued on August 20 and 21, 2026, are part of SEBI's ongoing enforcement actions against defaulters who have failed to pay penalties or comply with recovery orders.

## Indian Opinion Analysis

All 11 sources are identical in format, coming from SEBI's official enforcement page and presenting only the regulator's notices without commentary, context, or any challenge to the proceedings. The coverage is uniform straight reporting of administrative action. There is no independent reporting or criticism. This means SEBI is able to set the narrative entirely through its own press releases, leaving no room for the affected parties' views or any examination of the underlying cases. The key number to watch is the total amount under recovery, which is not disclosed here.

## Coverage

Coverage: 11 sources, 11 neutral
- sebi.gov.in (neutral report) <https://www.sebi.gov.in/enforcement/recovery-proceedings/aug-2026/notice-of-attachment-of-demat-accounts-with-ap-no-15755-of-2026-dated-august-21-2026-against-mr-kapil-wadhawan-pan-aaopw6145l-defaulter-in-the-matter-of-dewan-housing-finance-corporation-ltd-_103908.html>
  Straight notice of attachment with no framing
- sebi.gov.in (2) (neutral report) <https://www.sebi.gov.in/enforcement/recovery-proceedings/aug-2026/notices-of-attachment-of-bank-and-post-office-accounts-and-demat-accounts-and-mutual-fund-folios-with-ap-nos-15739-and-15740-of-2026-dated-august-21-2026-against-padmavathi-darak-in-the-matter-of-t-_103910.html>
  Straight notice of attachment with no framing
- sebi.gov.in (3) (neutral report) <https://www.sebi.gov.in/enforcement/recovery-proceedings/aug-2026/notices-of-attachment-of-bank-and-post-office-accounts-and-demat-accounts-and-mutual-fund-folios-with-ap-nos-15717-and-15718-of-2026-dated-august-20-2026-against-rohit-bairwa-pan-elypb0179q-in-th-_103912.html>
  Straight notice of attachment with no framing
- sebi.gov.in (4) (neutral report) <https://www.sebi.gov.in/enforcement/recovery-proceedings/aug-2026/notice-of-attachment-of-bank-and-post-office-accounts-15723-of-2026-dated-august-20-2026-against-virtual-business-solution-pvt-ltd-pan-aafcv0106j-defaulter-in-the-matter-of-trading-based-stock-_103921.html>
  Straight notice of attachment with no framing
- sebi.gov.in (5) (neutral report) <https://www.sebi.gov.in/enforcement/recovery-proceedings/aug-2026/notice-of-attachment-of-demat-account-and-mutual-fund-folio-s-15722-of-2026-dated-august-20-2026-against-sadhna-bio-oils-pvt-ltd-pan-aakcs4057n-defaulter-in-the-matter-of-trading-based-stock-_103925.html>
  Straight notice of attachment with no framing
- sebi.gov.in (6) (neutral report) <https://www.sebi.gov.in/enforcement/recovery-proceedings/aug-2026/notice-of-attachment-of-demat-account-and-mutual-fund-folio-s-15720-of-2026-dated-august-20-2026-against-shreya-gupta-pan-aimpj4419j-defaulter-in-the-matter-of-trading-based-stock-recommendatio-_103923.html>
  Straight notice of attachment with no framing
- sebi.gov.in (7) (neutral report) <https://www.sebi.gov.in/enforcement/recovery-proceedings/aug-2026/notice-of-attachment-of-demat-account-and-mutual-fund-folio-s-15724-of-2026-dated-august-20-2026-against-virtual-business-solution-pvt-ltd-pan-aafcv0106j-defaulter-in-the-matter-of-trading-ba-_103927.html>
  Straight notice of attachment with no framing
- sebi.gov.in (8) (neutral report) <https://www.sebi.gov.in/enforcement/recovery-proceedings/aug-2026/notice-of-attachment-of-bank-and-post-office-accounts-15747-of-2026-dated-august-21-2026-against-sulabh-dikshit-pan-anepd9669b-defaulter-in-the-matter-of-trading-based-stock-recommendations-usin-_103956.html>
  Straight notice of attachment with no framing
- sebi.gov.in (9) (neutral report) <https://www.sebi.gov.in/enforcement/recovery-proceedings/aug-2026/notice-of-attachment-of-bank-and-post-office-accounts-15751-of-2026-dated-august-21-2026-against-neha-aggarwal-pan-aqdpa1749d-defaulter-in-the-matter-of-trading-based-stock-recommendations-using-_103960.html>
  Straight notice of attachment with no framing
- sebi.gov.in (10) (neutral report) <https://www.sebi.gov.in/enforcement/recovery-proceedings/aug-2026/notice-of-attachment-of-bank-and-post-office-accounts-15749-of-2026-dated-august-21-2026-against-saurabh-gupta-pan-bfepg0692e-defaulter-in-the-matter-of-trading-based-stock-recommendations-using-_103958.html>
  Straight notice of attachment with no framing
- sebi.gov.in (11) (neutral report) <https://www.sebi.gov.in/enforcement/recovery-proceedings/aug-2026/notice-of-attachment-of-bank-and-post-office-accounts-15753-of-2026-dated-august-21-2026-against-paras-shah-pan-dokps0203a-defaulter-in-the-matter-of-trading-based-stock-recommendations-using-so-_103962.html>
  Straight notice of attachment with no framing

This story was synthesised by AI from the 11 sources linked above.
Updated: this story now draws on 11 sources. Last updated 2026-09-27T06:21:48+00:00.

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