MUMBAI: The Directorate General of GST Intelligence (DGGI), Bengaluru zonal unit, arrested Andheri's Ritu Minocha (49) Monday for allegedly being a key player in a Rs 325 crore GST fraud.
It involved floating shell companies and claiming fake input tax credit without actual supply of goods or services, resulting in a loss of Rs 340 crore to govt exchequer.
Minocha is accused of being a key player in a syndicate of dubious companies including Gir Nature View Resorts and Aventez Media & Technologies. Despite claiming she was unaware of the activities, investigators alleged she used her position as director in these companies to issue fake invoices.
She was taken to Bengaluru on transit remand. Her lawyer Sujay Kantawala argued that on the pretext of a search, officers remained in her home for hours which is illegal. She was sent to two days of police custody.
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