Hyderabad(Hyd), September 24 : The Directorate Gen. of GST Intelligence (DGGI) has detained the director of a Hyderabad(Hyd)-based infra-structure company for issuing fraud bills value INR 139.93 cr.
As per DGGI Hyderabad(Hyd) zone authorities, the charged wrongfully availed & utilised Input Tax Credits (ITCs) to the tune of INR 19.seven cr.
The charged has been produced before a court, that sent him to judicial custody until Oct 6.
The charged reportedly released fraud bills without the delivery of goods & solutions.
The firm, that is into commercial real estate, IT/ITES solutions & infra-structure, also availed & utilised ITCs to an extent of INR 14.nine cr on bills value INR 98.48 cr without getting any goods (or) solutions in violation of the provisions of the Central Goods & Solutions Tax Act, 2017.
Acting on a tip-off, the investigators of DGGI held searches in multiple places in Pune, Mumbai (Bombay), Chennai, Kurnool & Hyderabad(Hyd) & sensed the malfunctions.
Searches have been held in 4 various places in Hyderabad(Hyd), throughout that authorities recovered multiple criminalizing documents, involving fraud transportation documents linked to bills, that were fabricated to falsely depict movement, supply & receipt of goods, also without the provision of a warehouse, with an aim to defraud the govt exchequer.
The firm has also indulged in circuitous trading of bills involving entities across India(In) in order to boost the turnover & enhance their own Letter of Credit & Overdraft limits, to qualify as bidder for main infra-structure projects.
The agency detected 2 bank accounts linked to the firm & provisionally attached them, pending inquiry.
The company’s transactions in different states are also within the radar of the DGGI. The authorities questioned key personnel of the firm & reported their own voluntary depositions.