SGST Arrests Rajkot Businessman for Rs 8.7 Crore Tax Evasion in Crude Chemical Trade


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The SGST department has arrested Devang Nathwani, a key figure in Rajkot-based Eagle Marketing, for evading £8.7 crore in Goods and Services Tax (GST). Raids on the company's premises uncovered the use of fraudulent invoices to conceal the tax liability. Nathwani was apprehended on August 12, 2023, and remanded in custody, with the SGST department also pursuing action against 12 other individuals and investigating other implicated companies.

One person has been arrested for ₹8.7 crore GST evasion in Gujarat. The accused, Devang Nathwani, is the key person handling the affairs of Eagle Marketing, which is involved in trading of crude chemicals. The SGST department raided Eagle Marketings business premises in Rajkot and a godown at Aslali in Ahmedabad on August 11, 2023. During the raid, the officials found that the company had evaded GST of ₹8.7 crore by raising fraudulent invoices. Nathwani was arrested on August 12, 2023, and produ
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FAQ :

Devang Nathwani, the key person handling the affairs of Eagle Marketing, was arrested.

The total GST evaded amounts to £8.7 crore.

The accused was involved in the trading of crude chemicals through Eagle Marketing.

The SGST department raided Eagle Marketing's business premises in Rajkot and a godown in Aslali, Ahmedabad on August 11, 2023.

The SGST department has issued notices to 12 other persons, including the directors of Eagle Marketing, and is investigating other companies involved in the racket.

No, this is the latest in a series of arrests made by the SGST department in Gujarat for GST evasion, following previous arrests in July and June 2023.




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