CGST officers busts Rs. 142 Crore fake GST invoice racket



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CGST Mumbai South Commissionerate officers have successfully dismantled a significant fake GST invoice racket, amounting to £142 crore. The operation led to the arrest of the Director of M/s Techno Satcomm India Pvt. Ltd., who was involved in issuing fraudulent invoices without actual supply of goods. This allowed for the illicit passing of Input Tax Credit (ITC) worth £27.80 crore. The investigation, triggered by intelligence, revealed the company was non-existent at its registered address, and the director has since been remanded to judicial custody.

CGST Mumbai South Commissionerate busts Rs. 142 Crore fake GST invoice racket One person arrested in the case Officers of CGST Mumbai South Commissionerate have busted a fake GST invoice racket, which was used to pass on fake GST Input Tax Credit (ITC) of Rs. 27.80 crore on invoices of Rs 142 Crore, and have arrested the Director of M/s Techno Satcomm India Pvt. Ltd. for issuing GST invoices without actual supply of goods. Acting on a specific input received from Central Intelligence Un
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The fake GST invoice racket busted by CGST Mumbai South Commissionerate involved invoices worth £142 crore.

The racket fraudulently claimed and passed on Input Tax Credit (ITC) amounting to £27.80 crore.

The Director of M/s Techno Satcomm India Pvt. Ltd. was arrested for his role in issuing fake GST invoices.

The company was accused of issuing GST invoices for passing on fake ITC without any actual supply of goods.

No, this is the seventh arrest made by the officers of CGST Mumbai South Commissionerate in the current financial year.

CGST officers are utilising data analysis and network analysis tools as part of a special drive against tax fraudsters and fake ITC networks, and plan to intensify this drive.




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