The report noted that ED is investigating the alleged violations under the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) that are typically civil offences including monetary penalties

ED's aim is to know if the ecommerce majors were exercising control over vendors, which violates FDI rules as they can only act as platforms.

ED is investigating alleged violations under the Foreign Exchange Management Act (Fema) that are ordinarily civil offences entailing monetary penalties. Earlier this month, the agency conducted nationwide searches at 19 sites related to large sellers on Amazon and Flipkart in New Delhi,