TIOL-DDT 2859 · Thursday, 2 June 2016 · story 4 of 5

Indian Express 'reviews' DRI Investigation Report

THE Indian Express reported today:

A two-year long investigation by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has revealed how Sony Corporation and its two subsidiaries - Sony India Pvt Ltd and Sony EMCS Malaysia violated the ASEAN-India Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and evaded customs duty on import of LED/LCD televisions between 2012 and 2014.

The DRI investigation report which has been reviewed by The Indian Express says that Sony India imported televisions from Malaysia in a semi-knocked down condition but mis-declared them as parts.

Since when did newspapers start reviewing DRI Investigation Reports? DRI Investigation Report is supposed to be a secret document, certainly not meant to be going round getting reviewed by newspapers. Planting stories with select leaks may also be an investigation trait.