Govt probing Carlsberg India’s a/c books

The government is inspecting the accounts books of the local unit of Carlsberg, following allegations of potential fraud, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The Registrar of Companies has issued a notice to Carlsberg India, seeking its response, and is preparing to summon the board of directors soon, the people have added, asking not to be identified as the details are private. Pricewaterhousecoopers (PWC) – which quit as auditor of Carlsberg India in November 2020 after a boardroom dispute at the brewery spilled into its bookkeeping – had subsequently complained to the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, the people have said.