MUMBAI, Aug 3 Reuters An Indian government agency has accused Chineseowned Vivo Mobile of evading taxes worth 22.1 billion Indian rupees 280 million, it said in a statement.

The tax evasion allegation is India39;s second this week against a Chinese phonemaker.

India39;s Directorate of Revenue Intelligence DRI detected customs duty evasion, following which it has issued a show cause notice to Vivo India, the statement said.

A show cause notice is a formal demand for an accused party to justify themselves.

The DRI39;s investigation led to the finding of incriminating evidence indicating wilful misdeclaration in the description of certain items imported, the statement said.

Vivo India did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.

Last month, Reuters reported India39;s financial crimefighting agency, the Enforcement Directorate, raided Vivo.

On Tuesday, the DRI issued a showcause notice to Oppo, another Chinese phonemaker, demanding duty of 44 billion Indian rupees 556.57 million.

1 79.1660 Indian rupees

Reporting by M. Sriram; editing by Jason Neely and Barbara Lewis

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