Officials from the CGST Commissionerate, Delhi (West) have arrested a man named Naveen Bansal for a significant Input Tax Credit (ITC) fraud amounting to approximately Rs 9 crore. The fraud involved creating multiple firms to fraudulently claim and pass on inadmissible ITC using invoices for goods that were never supplied. Bansal, who admitted his guilt and involvement in firms dealing with metal scrap, has been remanded to judicial custody.
Based upon specific intelligence, the officers of the Anti Evasion branch of Central Goods and Service Tax (CGST) Commissionerate, Delhi (West) have unearthed a case of availment/utilization and passing on of inadmissible input tax credit (ITC) through goods less invoices of Rs 9 crore (approx). The
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FAQ :
Naveen Bansal was arrested by the officers of the Anti Evasion branch of CGST Commissionerate, Delhi (West).
The fraud involved the availment, utilisation, and passing on of inadmissible Input Tax Credit (ITC) amounting to approximately Rs 9 crore, primarily through 'goods less invoices'.
The primary beneficiary firms were M/s Ishita Ispat and M/s H. M. Trading Company, both of which Naveen Bansal is the proprietor and de facto operator for two other associated firms.
The Input Tax Credit (ITC) fraud is valued at around Rs 9 crore.
Naveen Bansal was arrested on 26.03.2021 under Section 132 of the CGST Act and remanded to judicial custody for 14 days.
Yes, further investigations into the matter are currently in progress.