GST department arrests construction firm director, looks for two others in Rs 50 crore fraud



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The Maharashtra GST Department has arrested Hitesh Amrutlal Patel, director of Jaatvedas Construction Company Private Limited, as part of an operation targeting tax evaders. The department is also searching for two other directors, Ashok Mewani and Narendra Patel. Patel has been remanded to 14 days judicial custody. The investigation revealed that the company allegedly availed fake input tax credit worth Rs 11.19 crore using bills from cancelled suppliers, totalling Rs 50.88 crore in inward supply.

The director of Jaatvedas Construction Company Private Limited, Hitesh Amrutlal Patel (42), was arrested by the Maharashtra Goods and Services Tax (GST) Department on Tuesday under a special operation carried out against tax-evading firms. The department is also looking for two other directors of
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Hitesh Amrutlal Patel, director of Jaatvedas Construction Company Private Limited, was arrested.

He was arrested as part of an operation against tax-evading firms, specifically for allegedly availing fake input tax credit.

The investigation found fake input tax credit of Rs 11.19 crore from bills amounting to Rs 50.88 crore in inward supply.

Yes, the department is looking for two other directors of Jaatvedas Construction Company Private Limited: Ashok Mewani and Narendra Patel.

He has been remanded to 14 days judicial custody by the Metropolitan Magistrate Court.




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