ED summons Amazon India head

The Enforcement Directorate has summoned Amazon India head Amit Agarwal next week over alleged irregularities in a deal with Future Group. The agency has also summoned the senior executives of the Future Group.

The executives have been summoned along with documents under the provisions of the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA), sources said.

Amazon India head Agarwal, some other senior officials of the company and those of the Future Group have been called, the sources said.

The investigation is being conducted under various sections of the FEMA after the federal agency received a communication from the Commerce Ministry early this year seeking “necessary action” against e-commerce players like