India says employees of China's Vivo violated visa rules, siphoned off $13b

India says employees of China's Vivo violated visa rules, siphoned off $13b

A staff pose in front of a Vivo logo in Naypyitaw.

Many employees of Chinese smartphone maker Vivo and its Indian affiliates concealed their employment when seeking visas, and some breached rules by visiting the “sensitive” Himalayan region of Jammu and Kashmir, India’s financial crime agency has said.