A final-year student from Tri Nagar, Northwest Delhi, has become the unwitting victim of a massive GST scam, with unidentified fraudsters allegedly using his personal identity documents, his PAN and Aadhaar to execute fraudulent business transactions totalling nearly Rs 26 crore. The shocking fraud only came to light when the student attempted to file his routine Income Tax return.
The Discovery: The Crux of the Irregularity
The complainant approached the Delhi Police after noticing alarming irregularities in his records for the assessment year 2025. While accessing the Income Tax Department's portal, he was stunned to discover a declared GST turnover of approximately Rs 26 crore linked directly to his PAN card.
Alarmed by the inexplicable figure, he immediately checked the GST Network (GSTN) portal. The search revealed that a fictitious firm had been fraudulently registered in his name on June 10, 2024. Even more concerning, the registration was cancelled on December 31, 2024, all without his knowledge or consent.
The Modus Operandi: How the Fraud was Executed
Documents accessed from official portals suggest the bogus firm was active for nearly seven months and was allegedly used to carry out business transactions amounting to several crores. Investigators suspect this is a textbook case of identity theft where fraudsters misuse genuine documents to create shell companies for illicit financial activities, often involving money laundering or passing on fake input tax credit (ITC).
The Tri Nagar student has unequivocally stated to the police that he had never operated, managed, or authorised any business, nor did he ever apply for GST registration under the firm's name or any other trade name. His identity was simply hijacked.
Police Action and Warning
Following the formal complaint detailing the colossal Delhi GST fraud, the police have registered a case under relevant sections pertaining to cheating, fraud and identity theft. An investigation is currently underway to trace the network of fraudsters responsible for misusing the student's PAN and Aadhaar data.
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