The MD of Lava International, Hari Om Rai, has applied for bail in a money-laundering case involving Chinese phone-maker Vivo. The court, acting on Rai’s plea, has asked the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for a response by November 29. Rai’s lawyer argued that since further custodial interrogation isn’t necessary, his client, deemed merely an entrepreneur, should be released. Rai was previously arrested under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. The ED accuses Vivo of “illegally” transferring Rs 62,476 crore to China to evade Indian taxes. The court will resume hearing the case on November 29.