Chhattisgarh Man Arrested For GST Fraud Worth Rs 71 Crore

| 5 May 2024 2:06 PM IST

Raipur: A man was arrested in Raipur in Chhattisgarh on Saturday for allegedly evading GST through bogus input tax credits worth Rs 71.38 crore, an official said. The Central Goods and Service Tax (CGST) official identified the accused as Sarvesh Kumar Pandey. Sarvesh Pandey connived with one Hemant Kasera who was held last month for creating and managing a web of 13 fictitious firms to avail fake credit amounting to Rs. 62.73 crore, of which Rs. 51.42 crore was passed on to several other recipients till Feb 2024.

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