Last night, teams of the State GST department raided different places in Ludhiana, Punjab. GST officials first raided Bhamian Road, after which they raided Civil Lines. Sources have revealed that they have caught two businessmen in the raid.
2 Businessmen arrested
Late at night, the officials got both the businessmen medically examined at the Civil Hospital. The businessmen have been identified as Deepanshu Anand, resident of Bhamian Enclave, and Deepak Goya,l resident of Civil Lines.
The GST officials had information that both businessmen were at home, after which they were caught. It is suspected to be a case related to tax evasion, but the GST department officials are silent on this matter right now. The officials have seized many documents. Mobile details are being searched. It is expected that they will soon reveal the matter.
3 days ago, case of tax evasion of Rs 157 crore came to light
Let us tell you that the Finance Department of the Punjab Government has busted 20 such firms 2 days ago, which were stealing GST worth crores of rupees. These firms very cleverly set up their network so that the names of the real managers could not be revealed.
For this, they targeted common labourers and unemployed people. They were lured with a daily wage of Rs 800 and their PAN card, Aadhaar card and other documents were taken by saying that payment will be made in their accounts.
Later, companies were created in fake names using these documents and GST registration was done. These firms already had bank accounts open. In this way, a total scam of Rs 866 crore has come to light. In this, GST theft in the name of taxi services alone was Rs 157.22 crore.
Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Cheema had told in a press conference that so far important evidence like Rs 40 lakh in cash, fake bill book and unsigned cheque book have been found in the investigation. A case has been registered in Ludhiana in this matter. Sarabjit Singh is the main accused in this scam, action is underway to catch him.