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On the basis of a specific complaint and careful data analysis, officers of the CGST Gurugram Commissionerate detected a case of fraudulent availment of ITC and consequent refunds of about Rs. 20 Crore in the name of 8 firms found to be non-existent. Investigation conducted thus far revealed the involvement of three persons. One private person was arrested on 06.05.2022 and was remanded to judicial custody upto 21.05.2022. Further, two Chartered Accountants were arrested on 18.05.2022 and have been remanded to 14 days judicial custody by the jurisdictional Court. Investigations are continuing for tracing the beneficiaries of the refunds and the role of the officers, if any.
These statements were tweeted by the official handle of the CGST & CX Zone, Panchkula, CBIC, Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance, Government of India
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The fraudulent availment of Input Tax Credit (ITC) and consequent refunds amount to approximately Rs 20 Crore.
Eight firms were found to be non-existent and were used in the scam.
Two Chartered Accountants and one private individual have been arrested. The CAs were arrested on 18.05.2022.
The arrested individuals have been remanded to judicial custody. The private person was remanded until 21.05.2022, and the CAs have been remanded for 14 days.
No, investigations are continuing to trace the beneficiaries of the refunds and to determine the role of any officers.
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