Delhi Officer’s Transfer Exposes Massive GST Fraud Involving 500 Fake Companies

By: Admin
Date: August 14, 2024
Category: GST Recent News
Read Time: 4 Minutes

A significant GST fraud involving nearly 500 fake companies has been uncovered by the Delhi government’s Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB). The scam, which resulted in fraudulent GST refunds of approximately Rs 54 crore, involved forged invoices totaling Rs 718 crore. Seven individuals, including a suspended GST officer, Babita Sharma, three advocates, two transporters, and a proprietor, have been arrested.

Key Highlights:

  • Fraudulent Activity: The accused created non-existent firms to claim fraudulent GST refunds. The ACB discovered 23 of the 96 fake firms were operated by the same group of offenders.
  • Involvement of a GST Officer: Babita Sharma, the GST officer who approved these fraudulent refunds without proper verification, was suspended following her involvement.
  • Investigation Details: The fraud was exposed when 53 firm migration requests approved by Sharma were found to be non-functional during a physical verification.
  • Legal Action: The ACB has registered a case under the Prevention of Corruption Act and several IPC sections related to cheating, forgery, and criminal conspiracy.

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