Vodafone Idea shares slip over 14 per cent

Shares of Vodafone Idea on Monday continued crashed over 14 per cent in early trade spooked by concerns over statutory dues raised by its chairman Kumar Mangalam Birla.

The telcom company’s stock was trading 4.91 per cent down to Rs 6.58 on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE). In early trade, the stock hit a low of Rs 6.07, declining as much as 12.28 per cent over its previous close.

On the National Stock Exchange (NSE), the stock lost 4.35 per cent to Rs 6.60. It fell 14.49 per cent to Rs 5.90 apiece during the session.

Vodafone Idea Ltd, the India’s third largest mobile service provider, will shutdown if the government does not provide relief on the liability it faces in past statutory dues following a Supreme Court order, its billionaire chairman Kumar Mangalam Birla said on Friday.