Noida Police have arrested a man from Haryana, bringing the total number of arrests in the multi-crore GST scam to 45. The accused, Anshul Goyal, allegedly created fake companies and generated fraudulent invoices. The scam, which came to light in June 2023, involves thousands of fictitious companies and is estimated to have caused around £10,000 crore in revenue losses to the government through fake input tax credit claims.
The Noida Police have made a significant breakthrough in the ongoing probe into the multi-crore GST scam by arresting a 45-year-old man from Haryana. This arrest brings the total number of individuals apprehended in connection with the scam to 45, officials confirmed.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime), Shakti Mohan Avasthy, stated that the police had been on the lookout for Anshul Goyal, a resident of Sirsa in Haryana, for the past eight to nine months.
The accused, who was abscond
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The arrest of the Haryana man brings the total number of individuals apprehended in connection with the GST scam to 45.
The accused allegedly established bogus companies and generated fake invoices under their names as part of the GST scam.
The alleged multi-crore fraud, known as the 'GST Scam', came to light in June 2023.
Investigations suggest the scam involves transactions amounting to approximately £10,000 crore, causing significant revenue losses to the exchequer.
The scam was initially uncovered when perpetrators fraudulently used a journalist's PAN details to register bogus companies.