India's financial crime agency will summon Flipkart and Amazon executives as it steps up an investigation into alleged foreign investment law violations, days after raiding some of the e-commerce firms' sellers,

The Enforcement Directorate is intensifying its investigation into Amazon and Flipkart for alleged violations of foreign investment regulations. The a

Amazon and Flipkart have maintained they comply with Indian laws, but the Enforcement Directorate has for years been investigating allegations the companies, through select sellers, exert control over inventory of goods.

India's financial crime agency has raided offices of some sellers operating Amazon and Walmart-owned Flipkart in an investigation into alleged violations of foreign investment rules, three government sources said on Thursday.

Indian authorities will reportedly summon Flipkart and Amazon executives as investigation enhances in the alleged foreign investment law violations, media reports said. The financial crime agency will call on the executives of the ecommerce companies as they step up the investment,

The planned action signals growing regulatory scrutiny of Walmart-owned Flipkart and Amazon when their sales are rapidly growing in India's $70 billion e-commerce market. An Indian antitrust investigation also found the two companies breached laws by favouring select sellers, Reuters has reported.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) will summon Flipkart and Amazon executives as part of its probe on foreign investment rule violations. The financial crime agency will probe five years of data.