Overview
- The probe was launched after whistleblower complaints and was reported on Friday as an internal Walmart review into alleged employee kickbacks at Flipkart.
- Reports say the alleged misappropriation totals about ₹150 crore and centers on staff in the smartphones and luggage and travel accessories divisions.
- Sources describe the scheme as payments and favours from vendors to employees in return for preferential placement and higher sales, with much of the money moving through Flipkart’s business-to-business (B2B) channel.
- This is the third Walmart investigation at Flipkart in under three years, with earlier inquiries in the LTA and smartphones teams producing terminations and a resignation.
- Neither Walmart nor Flipkart has commented publicly and the inquiry is ongoing, with outcomes, exact amounts and any disciplinary action to be determined when the probe finishes; the case could shape investor confidence, leadership stability and the company’s IPO timeline.