New Delhi, Aug. 1 -- The chief of India's markets regulator on Friday called for a stronger financial oversight across the country's booming capital markets, urging auditors, directors and governance professionals to act as gatekeepers against potential fraud.

"It is your vigilance, your courage to ask difficult questions and your refusal to look away that will ensure our markets continue to command global trust," Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) chairperson Tuhin Kanta Pandey said at an event.

The future, he said, will be determined by our collective ability to anticipate risks and detect anomalies early on.

Pandey's call for a sharper focus on financial vigilance comes weeks after Sebi temporarily banned Jane Street from...