HP India fined $16.5m in government procurement cartels
By Freny Patel ( July 14, 2026, 06:51 GMT | Insight) -- HP India was fined 1.42 billion rupees ($16.5 million) after India's antitrust regulator found it masterminded bid-rigging cartels in government procurement, despite receiving a reduced penalty for reporting the conduct under the Competition Act's lesser-penalty regime.HP India Sales and several of its resellers have been fined a combined 1.42 billion rupees ($16.5 million) after the Competition Commission of India, or CCI, found they had engaged in cartelization and bid rigging in government procurement through the Government e-Marketplace, or GeM....
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