Amazon asks Delhi High Court to detain Future Group founder, others

Petition also talks about seizure of assets for violating an arbitration court's order to temporarily halt Future Group's $3.4-bn deal with RIL

The legal battle between Jeff Bezos-led Amazon and Kishore Biyani-headed Future Group has intensified. Amazon.com has filed a petition in the Delhi High Court, asking for the detention of Future Group’s founder and his family members, and seizure of assets for violating a Singapore arbitration court’s order to temporarily halt the group’s $3.4-billion deal with Mukesh Ambani-owned Reliance Industries (RIL), revealed sources.

“In the light of above, the necessary consequence of the wilful disobedience by the majority respondents and KMP (key managerial personnel) respondents entails attachment of property of the aforesaid respondents and detention in the civil prison of the