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

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.

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,

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.

Indian laws prohibit foreign e-commerce players from holding inventory of goods they can sell on their website