Vivo PMLA case: Delhi court requests Tihar's report about accused's transfer

 Vivo PMLA case: Delhi court requests Tihar's report about accused's transfer

Vivo PMLA case: Delhi court requests Tihar's report about accused's transfer

A Delhi court has requested a report from Tihar authorities in the Vivo PMLA case about the purported relocation of Lava International managing director Hariom Rai. Rai was detained in connection with a money-laundering case against the Chinese smartphone manufacturer Vivo.

In the case, chartered accountants Nitin Garg and Rajan Malik, as well as Chinese citizen Guangwen, alias Andrew Kuang, were detained alongside Lava International MD Hariom Rai.

A Delhi court has requested a report from the Tihar authorities over the transfer of Hariom Rai, the managing director of Lava International, to a different prison in Delhi's Tihar. Rai was detained in connection with a money laundering case against Vivo, a Chinese smartphone manufacturer.

Extra Meetings In response to an appeal by Rai's attorney, who had questioned Rai's relocation and brought up the topic of his safety, Judge Kiran Gupta sent a notice to the relevant prison officials on December 16. The lawyer requested that the authorities provide a report by December 18. gave directions.

In support of Rai, attorney Nitish Rana informed the court that worries had been raised over the accused's safety.

Rana informed the court that the applicant's life and safety were under constant and grave danger.

The attorney said that Rai was placed in Tihar Jail Complex's Jail No. 7 to guarantee his safety and that he is receiving routine medical attention there to avert any untoward occurrence.

The petitioner is now being moved out of the seventh prison. But there's no justification or foundation for the aforementioned transfer to occur. According to the application, there is a possibility that the applicant's safety may be in jeopardy as a result of the move.

In this instance, Rai was detained with chartered accountants Nitin Garg and Rajan Malik, as well as Chinese national Guangwen, also known as Andrew Kuang.

The Prevention of Money Laundering Act's (PMLA) requirements led to the four accused's detention.

In July of last year, the agency conducted a raid on the firm and its associates, stating that it had uncovered a substantial money laundering scheme involving Chinese people and many Indian entities.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) then claimed that Vivo had "illegally" transported a substantial sum of money to China in order to avoid paying taxes in India.