The businessman, Surender, has been booked by the UT excise department for allegedly cheating them out of ₹12.36 crore through fake input tax credit claims. The complaint was filed by Deepak Bhatt of the UT excise and taxation department, Sector 17.
According to the complaint, a firm named "SS Enterprises" was claimed to be located in Sector 37 but was found to be non-existent at its principal place of business. Additionally, the proprietor of the firm, Surender, could not be located based on the documents submitted during the GST registration process.
As a result, the excise department concluded that the firm was fake and had been used for fraudulent GST registration purposes, specifically to engage in unauthorized input tax credit activities through fake invoicing without any actual movement of goods.
A case has been registered against Surender under several sections of the Indian Penal Code, including
- Section 406: Criminal breach of trust.
- Section 420: Cheating.
- Section 467: Forgery of valuable security, will, etc.
- Section 468: Forgery for the purpose of cheating.
- Section 471: Using as genuine a forged document or electronic record.
- Section 120-B: Criminal conspiracy.
The case has been registered at the Cyber Crime police station. This indicates that the authorities are taking this matter seriously and are investigating the alleged fraudulent activities of SS Enterprises and its proprietor, Surender. If found guilty, Surender could face legal consequences and penalties under the relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code.
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