Sambhal Police and GST authorities have unearthed a large-scale GST evasion racket involving fake firms and fraudulent invoicing in the brick trade. Two individuals have been arrested in connection with the scam, while further investigations are underway to nab the remaining members of the network.
According to Superintendent of Police (SP) Krishna Kumar Bishnoi, the accused operated a systematic tax fraud scheme by creating bogus firms within the Sambhal Kotwali area. Over the last three to four years, the racket used more than 2,000 trucks to transport bricks from local kilns to various destinations in Uttarakhand, including Kashipur.
"The gang loaded bricks worth Rs 1.25 to Rs 1.5 lakh per truck and generated fake invoices of under Rs 50,000 to avoid paying GST," SP Bishnoi stated. "This allowed them to evade tax at three levels - production, transportation and final delivery."
The key accused in the operation have been identified as Kapil Singhal, the alleged mastermind and Vikas Sharma, his close associate and middleman. The two individuals arrested - Danish and Zeeshan - played critical roles in executing the fraudulent billing and logistics operations.
The authorities revealed that the gang had floated multiple fake entities under different names to continue evading detection. These firms were used to legitimize the movement of goods on paper while systematically avoiding GST compliance.
Danish and Zeeshan have been remanded to judicial custody. Officials have seized preliminary evidence, and teams are now tracing digital trails and financial records to identify additional accomplices and quantify the total tax evaded.
"The crackdown is a part of our ongoing efforts to curb tax fraud in high-risk sectors. We are coordinating with GST intelligence teams and other agencies to dismantle the entire network," SP Bishnoi added.
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