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Three More Arrested By ED In Vivo India Money Laundering Case
Vivo money laundering case
The Enforcement Directorate on Saturday (23 December) apprehended three more persons in relation to its investigation into money laundering allegations against Chinese smartphone-manufacturer Vivo and several others.
The ED has detained three individuals under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). The identities of these individuals were not immediately disclosed.
Previously, the federal agency had arrested four individuals related to the case, including Hari Om Rai, the Managing Director of smartphone maker Lava International, Chinese national Guangwen alias Andrew Kuang, and chartered accountants Nitin Garg and Rajan Malik. Currently, all four are being held in judicial custody.
A charge sheet was filed by the Enforcement Directorate against these people recently before a special PMLA court in Delhi and the court took its cognisance recently.
ED filed the charge sheet against Vivo-India in the money laundering case on December 7 where the Chinese smartphone maker was listed as the prime accused in the case.
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