ED files first charge sheet against Chinese smartphone maker vivo-India, others

The Enforcement Directorate has filed its first charge sheet in connection with its money laundering probe against vivo-India and others. The agency arrested four individuals, including the MD of Lava International mobile company, Hari Om Rai, and a Chinese national named Guangwen alias Andrew Kuang. Chartered Accountants Nitin Garg and Rajan Malik were also taken into custody. The ED alleges that the activities of these individuals enabled vivo-India to make wrongful gains, detrimental to India's economic sovereignty. The agency had raided vivo-India and its associates, claiming to have uncovered a major money laundering racket involving Chinese nationals and Indian companies.

Dec 7, 2023 - 15:30
ED files first charge sheet against Chinese smartphone maker vivo-India, others
The Enforcement Directorate has filed its first charge sheet in connection with its money laundering probe against vivo-India and others. The agency arrested four individuals, including the MD of Lava International mobile company, Hari Om Rai, and a Chinese national named Guangwen alias Andrew Kuang. Chartered Accountants Nitin Garg and Rajan Malik were also taken into custody. The ED alleges that the activities of these individuals enabled vivo-India to make wrongful gains, detrimental to India's economic sovereignty. The agency had raided vivo-India and its associates, claiming to have uncovered a major money laundering racket involving Chinese nationals and Indian companies.