Online Marijuana Sale: CAIT Seeks Court-Monitored Probe Against Amazon
The Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) has filed a writ petition in the Madhya Pradesh High Court, asking for a court-supervised investigation by a government agency such as the National Narcotics Bureau (NCB) into the suspected online sale of marijuana on Amazon India’s platform. The merchants’ group reaffirmed its claim that Amazon officials are involved in a nexus and were complicit in the sales in its petition.”There’s a good chance the inquiry won’t go after the big fish, senior Amazon executives, and only a few tiny dealers, delivery boys, and drivers,” it stated.
The appeal claimed that despite the filing of a FIR, the local police had taken no action in the proper direction.The transfer of Manoj Singh, who was investigating the incident as the Superintendent of Police in Bhind District, also raised questions and hinted at foul play, according to CAIT.
“The timing of his move smacks of partiality and casts doubt on the validity of the same.” In the absence of an independent agency, such as the NCB or a Special Investigation Agency (SIT) or a court-monitored investigation, it appears that a free and impartial investigation of charges against a global giant like Amazon is impossible. In the interest of justice, this court must supervise this agency’s investigation,” it stated.
“Traders across Country @CAITIndia strongly urge MP CM @ChouhanShivraj & HM @drnarottammisra to order the arrest of Amazon officials who are named as accused in the FIR. MP Govt has shown the way how Govt works & expect it to create a landmark as to how law works @PMOIndia @PiyushGoyal,” Praveen Khandelwal, Secretary General, CAIT tweeted yesterday (12th December). Until the time of publication, Amazon India had not responded to an email written by Inc42 regarding this matter. When the story responds to the inquiry, it will be updated.
Previously, an Amazon spokesman stated that the business operated an Indian marketplace (amazon.in) that allows third-party sellers to show, list, and offer products for sale directly to end-customers.”We do not allow the listing or sale of things that are illegal to sell in India,” said the company. However, if merchants list such products, we, as an intermediary, take rigorous action as required by law when the situation is brought to our attention. “We’ve been told of the problem, and we’re looking into it right now,” the representative stated.
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