GST officers bust syndicate of 48 fake firms availing fraudulent ITC of over Rs 199 cr; 3 arrested

Updated: Nov 21 2023 7:10PM

GST officers bust syndicate of 48 fake firms availing fraudulent ITC of over Rs 199 cr; 3 arrested

New Delhi, Nov 21 (PTI) GST officers have busted a syndicate of 48 fake firms which availed fraudulent input tax credit (ITC) of over Rs 199 crore and have arrested three people in this regard, the finance ministry said on Tuesday.

The Central Goods and Services Tax (CGST) Delhi East Commissionerate commenced coordinated 'Operation Clean Sweep' against fake billers, based on gathered human intelligence, which was further developed through data mining and data analysis.

A syndicate of 48 interconnected fake firms availing fraudulent ITC of over Rs 199 crore was busted in the operation, the ministry said.

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