The Income Tax department is considering an investigation into Jane Street following allegations of market manipulation by SEBI, focusing on potential GAAR violations.

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At the heart of the controversy is a long-running investigation into the firm's index arbitrage strategy, one that Jane Street insists is standard and legal, but which Sebi believes may have distorted prices in India's rapidly growing equity derivatives market.