Thane Police Book Man for GST Evasion Using Identity Documents of Senior Citizen



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Police in Bhiwandi, Thane, have charged a 55-year-old man for allegedly using a senior citizen's identity documents to set up multiple firms and avoid paying Goods and Services Tax (GST). The accused reportedly collected the complainant's personal details under the guise of helping him secure a business loan. These documents were then used to register five firms between 2012 and 2022 without the family's knowledge, through which business transactions were conducted without GST payments. Investigators suspect a similar scam may have been perpetrated against others.

Police in Bhiwandi in Maharashtra's Thane district have booked a 55-year-old man for allegedly misusing the identity documents of a senior citizen and his family to operate multiple firms and evade GST payments. According to police officials, the accused approached the 67-year-old complainant with
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The man is accused of misusing the identity documents of a senior citizen and his family to operate multiple firms and evade Goods and Services Tax (GST) payments.

The accused approached the senior citizen with a promise to help him obtain a business loan and collected his personal documents under this pretext.

Five separate firms were allegedly registered in the names of the senior citizen and his family members without their knowledge.

The firms were allegedly registered between February 2012 and December 2022.

No arrest has been made so far, and further investigation is underway.

Preliminary findings suggest the accused may have used a similar modus operandi to cheat other individuals.




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