In an interim order, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) in June restrained Essel Group Chairman Subhash Chandra Goenka and Goenka from board seats in any entity formed through the merger or amalgamation of the four Zee group companies. SEBIs investigations showed that Chandra and Goenka abused their position as directors of Zee Entertainment in 2019 by siphoning off funds for their own benefit.