India, March 15 -- Cracking the whip on online marketplaces for flouting certification norms, the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) conducted "search and seizure operations" at multiple warehouses of ecommerce platforms, including Amazon and Flipkart.

In a release, the BIS said that the searches, which spanned cities like Lucknow, Gurugram and Delhi, were undertaken for the purpose of curbing sale of "non-certified and potentially unsafe products".

The bureau also seized thousands of products that lacked mandatory BIS certification, raising concerns over consumer safety. Not just this, the certification body also said that it has initiated legal action under BIS Act, 2016 to "hold the responsible entities accountable".

Under the Act, de...