ED Raid In FEMA Case: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday (07 November) raided the premises of sellers working for e-commerce companies Amazon and Flipkart in connection with the investigation under the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA). Official sources gave this information. Sources said that raids are being conducted in Delhi, Gurugram (Haryana), Hyderabad (Telangana) and Bengaluru (Karnataka).
He said the action pertains to financial transactions being conducted by some “major” sellers who do business through e-commerce platforms such as Amazon, Flipkart, Ali Express. He told that this matter is being investigated under FEMA. ED’s search operation is going on at vendors and vendors’ premises in Bengaluru, Mumbai, Delhi. ED is investigating e-commerce sellers like Amazon, Flipkart and Meesho.
Case registered under cyber crime in Maharashtra
Maharashtra Cyber FIR lodged against sellers and e-commerce platforms selling T-shirts with prints of Dawood Ibrahim and Lawrence Bishnoi. Police said that according to recently revealed information, many e-commerce platforms like Flipkart, Ali Express, Tea Shopper and Etsy were selling T-shirts with pictures of gangsters Lawrence Bishnoi and Dawood Ibrahim.
Police say products that glorify criminal lifestyle can have a negative impact on youth. Such content harms the values of the society and glorifies criminal tendencies, which can spread wrong tendencies among the youth.
Case registered under these sections
Maharashtra Cyber Department, taking a serious view of this matter, has initiated action against sellers and platforms like Flipkart, AliExpress, Tshopper and Etsy under sections 192, 196, 353, 3 of the Indian Code of Justice (BNS), 2023 and section 67 of the IT Act, 2000. FIR has been registered under.
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