2 arrested in multi-crore GST scam

Fatehgarh Sahib: The state GST department has arrested two persons in the multi-crore fake GST invoice scam.

Sunita Batra, assistant commissioner (state tax) in Fatehgarh Sahib, said Abhishek Modgil and Sahil Sharma from Mandi Gobindgarh were involved in issuing fake invoices. During earlier investigation, the department had established that a network of firms was engaged in issuing fake invoices and passing bogus input tax credit worth Rs 45 crore to various firms.

Batra said while Modgil is a proprietor of four firms named M/s AM Enterprises Mandi Gobindgarh, MPS Enterprises Mandi Gobindgarh, M/s Mahadev Metals, Chandigarh, and M/s ManiMahesh Alloys, Panchkula, Sharma is proprietor of M/s Sahil Enterprises and a partner in M/s A S Enterprises.

The officer said the department was working to trace all the beneficiaries who received these fake invoices and more tax recoveries could be made.

The investigators had also detained 14 vehicles loaded with iron scrap without invoices and e-way bills on Thursday, while 10 more vehicles were detained on Friday.