Archive · 15 Jan 2026
Hatsun Agro Warns CFO Over WhatsApp Leak
Hatsun Agro, a dairy company, found out that their CFO, Mr. Ramachandran, accidentally shared some important financial information on his personal WhatsApp.
This information was meant to be private and was seen by about 19 people.
The company is worried because this information could affect the company's stock price.
They have told the CFO to be more careful in the future and have taken steps to make sure this doesn't happen again.
They also stopped these people from trading stocks and froze their PAN numbers to prevent any misuse of this information.
Hatsun Agro issued a caution letter to CFO H Ramachandran for leaking draft financial statements on WhatsApp.
The leak occurred when Ramachandran uploaded the draft to his personal WhatsApp Status, exposing it to 19 contacts.
The leaked information may constitute Unpublished Price Sensitive Information (UPSI), which could impact stock prices.
HAP has advised Ramachandran to be more vigilant and adhere to regulatory requirements to prevent future incidents.
The company closed the trading window for all exposed individuals and froze their PAN numbers at the NSDL Issuer Services Portal.
- Who
- Hatsun Agro Product (HAP) and its CFO H Ramachandran
- What
- Leak of draft financial statements via WhatsApp
- When
- Early January 2026
- Where
- Chennai, India
- Why
- Inadvertent upload to personal WhatsApp Status
- Company
- Hatsun Agro Product (HAP)
- CFO
- H Ramachandran
- Leaked Information
- Draft financial statements for Q4 2025
- Number of People Exposed
- 19
- Date of Incident
- Early January 2026
- Action Taken
- Caution letter issued, trading window closed, PAN frozen
- Regulatory Concern
- Unpublished Price Sensitive Information (UPSI)