Vivo case: Lava MD Rai, Chinese national Kuang, others sent to judicial custody

NEW DELHI: A Delhi court sent to judicial custody till October 30 Hari Om Rai, the managing director of Lava International, along with the Chinese national, Andrew Kuang, in a case of alleged money laundering related to Vivo India and its distributors.

The court also granted further remand of third co-accused Nitin Garg under the enforcement directorate, till October 20. The ED said that the investigating officers will need to confront him with financial statements of the 20 companies he allegedly helped incorporate under the Vivo group. Fourth accused chartered accountant Rajan Malik was sent to judicial custody till October 16.

Additional Sessions Judge Justice Devender Kumar Jangala, in view of the request made by the ED, directed to lodge the accused persons in different jails upto the completion of 60 days period from the date of their first arrest, which is October 10.


The ED has accused Vivo of illegally transferring Rs 62,476 crore of its revenues to China to avoid payment of taxes in India, after it raided 44 locations of the Chinese company and its related entities last July.

Lava’s Rai has denied any wrong doing.

“Vivo has consistently denied the allegations. We will pursue necessary and appropriate legal recourse,” a company spokesperson said.