New Delhi, March 18 -- Cadbury India Private Limited (now known as Mondelez Foods Private Limited) has been accused of corruption by the Central Bureau of Investigation, which has filed a case against the company. The agency has accused Cadbury of corruption and misrepresentation of facts to fraudulently avail area-based tax benefits in Baddi, Himachal Pradesh. Sources also told NDTV that the agency conducted searches at the premises of the accused in five locations in Haryana and Himachal Pradesh today, and recovered incriminating materials.
Sources in the agency said Cadbury India, in conspiracy with Central Excise officials, had availed excise benefits to the tune of Rs 241 crore for its unit for manufacturing 5 Star and Gems in Himacha...