Big setback for Chinese brands! IT Dept raids Oppo, Xiaomi, OnePlus offices: Report

The Income Tax department has conducted raids at premises of Chinese smartphone makers Oppo, OnePlus and Xiaomi. 

New Delhi: The Income Tax department has reportedly conducted raids at Chinese smartphone maker Oppo and its Chinese vendors, OnePlus and Xiaomi at several locations across the country. The raids were also conducted at several locations of third-party manufactures such as Rising Star India and Dixon. 

The current raids can be seen as a major crackdown on Chinese smartphone makers in India. According to a report by ANI, smartphone makers such as Oppo, Xiaomi and One Plus are being covered in the ongoing searches. 

So far, over two dozen locations have been covered in the searches that started on Tuesday, December 21. "Raids are ongoing in Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Greater Noida, Kolkata, Guwahati, Indore and some other places," sources told ANI.