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ED seeks documents from Future related to 2019 deal with Amazon: Report

In a confidential notice, the agency also sought copies of legal filings, supporting documents submitted by Amazon, Future, say sources

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Future is India's second largest retailer with more than 1,700 retail outlets, including popular chain Big Bazaar. Photo: Shutterstock

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India's financial crime fighting agency has ordered Future Group to submit documents related to its 2019 deal with Amazon.com Inc as part of an investigation into possible breach of foreign investment laws, according to sources and a notice seen by Reuters.

The demand indicates heightened scrutiny of a deal which is at the heart of legal battles between Amazon and Future after the Indian company decided to sell its retail assets to rival Reliance Industries for $3.4 billion in 2020.

That transaction has been put on hold by an arbitrator and Indian courts after Amazon argued Future had violated its contracts with

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