A sophisticated fake GST registration racket operating across 23 Indian states has resulted in a multi-crore tax evasion scam, exploiting weaknesses in the Goods and Services Tax (GST) system to generate fraudulent input tax credit (ITC) and evade government revenue on a large scale.
The modus operandi largely involves creating fake GST registrations using forged documentation, including bogus Aadhaar and PAN cards, to establish shell entities with no actual business operations. These entities then issue fabricated invoices and generate e-way bills for non-existent transactions, facilitating the fraudulent input tax credit claims across genuine and shell companies.
Regulatory authorities, including the Directorate General of GST Intelligence (DGGI), have uncovered several instances where syndicates employed layered transaction trails and fictitious suppliers to divert and siphon funds through systematic bogus invoicing.
Major raids and investigations in cities such as Chennai and Belagavi have led to the arrest of key accused individuals, recovery of fake documents, freezing of bank acc
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