Xiaomi Extends Warranty On Select Phones But Gets Notice About Illegal Remittances Of ₹5,551.27 Crores

Xiaomi is going through some major ups and downs in India. On one hand, the company is trying to win back customer confidence. But on the other hand, the Chinese tech giant is facing action for alleged financial irregularities.

Xiaomi India and its officials have received a show-cause notice from Adjudicating Authority in India. At the same time, Xiaomi India has extended warranty on select Redmi smartphones to boost consumer confidence in the brand and its products.

Xiaomi India Served Notice About Financial Irregularities

Xiaomi India, its officials, and three banks under FEMA have received a show-cause notice from Adjudicating Authority in India. Officials under the authority of the Foreign Exchange Management Act or FEMA had confirmed the seizure of Rs 5,551.27 crore belonging to Xiaomi in April last year.

The Adjudicating Authority has issued SCN to Xiaomi Technology India, its officials and 3 banks under FEMA on the basis of a complaint filed by the ED with respect to illegal remittances made by the company to the tune of Rs 5551.27 crores: ED pic.twitter.com/i5WibvWViW

— ANI (@ANI) June 9, 2023

The notice issued this week has been sent on the basis of a complaint filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). The complaint reportedly stems from the illegal remittances made by the company to its parent company in China as “Royalties” for services, patents, and licenses.

Xiaomi India Extends Warranty On Select Redmi and Poco Smartphones

Xiaomi has extended the warranty of two of its smartphone models that belong to the Redmi Note 10 series. Specifically speaking, users of the Redmi Note 10 Pro and Note 10 Pro Max smartphones now have one more year to claim repairs and services as per revised warranty terms and conditions.

Similarly, the company has extended the Poco X3 Pro warranty. Xiaomi claims it has taken this step to assure its consumers about the brand’s quality.

At @XiaomiIndia, we have always believed in providing best-in-class products with unparalleled experiences to our users & fans.

However, unfortunately, there were some instances where we weren’t able to adhere to the high standards we hold ourselves to, for a small batch of… pic.twitter.com/l7sl5fi9Sq

— Muralikrishnan B (@hawkeye) June 9, 2023

Xiaomi admitted that a few cases were reported where the device fell off its quality standards. Although the company didn’t categorically state the reasons for extending the warranty, it could be referring to multiple complaints about the motherboard or camera systems that went dead inside several Xiaomi and Redmi smartphones.

Xiaomi has assured that the extension of the warranty is automatic. Those facing any issues with the smartphones mentioned above have to take their device to any authorized Xiaomi service center across India. The experts at the service center will inspect the smartphone and fix it at no additional cost, claimed Xiaomi.

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