Shahjahanpur: In a major crackdown on tax evasion, the police have arrested four members of a gang allegedly involved in defrauding the exchequer of nearly ₹2 crore by floating fake GST firms.
Acting on specific intelligence, the police intercepted a white Maruti car near Atsaliya village and apprehended the accused while they were reportedly travelling from Delhi. Police recoveredFake documents, mobile phones, a bilty book, registers and the vehicle used in the crime were seized from their possession.
The operation was carried out under the directions of Superintendent of Police Rajesh Dwivedi as part of a special operation to curb GST-related fraud. The action supervised
Under the direction of superintendent of police. Rauza police catch four
Members of group.
According to Superintendent of police, Ashok Dwivedi , the accused had created fictitious GST firms to generate fraudulent invoices and evade taxes, causing a loss of approximately ₹2 crore to the government. Further investigation is under way to ascertain the wider network and financial trail involved in the racket.
Arrested persons were identified Akhilesh, Vipin, Shivom and RahulRana
residence of delhi, Ghaziabad, Muzaffarnagar, and Shamli.