Post SEBI raid, Avadhut Sathe Trading Academy denies being FinInfluencer 

A top securities and exchange board (SEBI) official informed the media about the ongoing raid in the premises of a finnfyncier as part of the regulator’s campaign to crack such elements, Awadhut along with the trading academy (ASTA), by Awadhut Truth, has released an denial.

The SEBI raid lasted for more than 10 hours at its convenience on August 20, 2025.

The academy has been under the scanner of regulatory officers who allegedly enroll in the capital market for their residential training program to give suggestions to those who have allegedly suggested.

In a statement issued on Tuesday (August 26, 2025), ASTA stated that it is “focused on teaching and training”.

“Awadhut Saathi Trading Academy is a training institute and not a advisory service provider or a financer,” it said.

“We follow the Gurukul learning system and bring table values ​​or rituals, which empower the participants to navigate the capital markets with the right skill, mindset, and discipline. Our inspiration is to create a ecosystem that is associate and assistant.

In the statement, it clearly refused to “publish or disseminate research reports or stock recommendations, provide personal investment advice for ideas and promise to promise business tips, stock calls, or promise returns.”

It said that it was “cooperating fully with SEBI and committed to providing any additional information or assistance, which they may need”.

The Trading Academy accepted “SEBI’s important role in shaping India’s capital markets”. This claimed to train more than 62,000 students in 51 countries and all 35 Indian states/UTS.

In an incident recently, SEBI’s entire member Kamlesh Varni said, “If they (finfluons) are studying, we have no problem. But in the name of education, if you are misleading, you are giving guaranteed returns performance, suggests to sell or buy a special stock, you can use live data for registration of SEBI …”