A case of the evasion of the Goods and Service Tax (GST) by forming fake companies and issuing bogus bills has come to the fore in Bahadurgarh city here.
The police have arrested two persons Mohit of Lal Chand Colony, Bahadurgarh, and Sohan of Alipur, Delhi in this connection and recovered forged voter cards, PAN cards and cheque books from their possession.
“We got a tip-off that Mohit had got some bank accounts opened on different names in Bahadurgarh on the basis of fake identity and PAN cards. He has also got some bogus GST firms registered and made fake transactions worth crores of rupees with an intention to evade tax. Acting on the tip-off, a team was formed to nab Mohit,” said Bahadurgarh DSP Pawan Kumar.
He said a naka was installed near old bus stand in Bahadurgarh and the police personnel deputed there managed to apprehend Mohit when he was coming from the Najafgarh side. Four voter cards, a PAN card and cheque books were recovered from him. On being interrogated, Mohit revealed the involvement of Sohan in this illegal trade. Thereafter, a police team arrested Sohan by conducting raids at his hideouts, he added.
“During interrogation, the accused revealed about three bogus companies, four bank accounts and embezzlement of lakhs of rupees by issuing bogus bills to different persons. Efforts are underway to recover documents, computer and laptops used by the accused in this illegal trade,” the DSP said, adding that the accused had been taken on five-day police remand to find other people, if any, involved in the crime.
Source from: https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/haryana/gst-fraud-unearthed-in-bahadurgarh-two-held-212491