Fake billing scam: 10 arrested

AHMEDABAD: Ten people were arrested on Wednesday by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) formed to probe the multi-crore Aadhaar-GST scam involving tax evasion using tampered Aadhaar documents. All 10 are allegedly involved in forging documents, tampering with Aadhaar data to obtain fake GST registrations, making counterfeit bills to evade taxes and illicitly receive input tax credits.

Those arrested include Sohail Shaikh and Devendra Dhropal from Bhavnagar, who have been remanded for five days. Imran Lakhani has been remanded for two days, while Mushtaq Qureshi from Bhavnagar for a day. Six others arrested include Samir Meman, Anik Meman, Vasim Khokhar, Amin Pancha, Qasim Govani and Aadil Kaddoriya, whose remand is yet to be approved. An FIR has been filed against each accused at the Nilambagh Police Station in Bhavnagar. tnn