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The central GST department of Ghaziabad has arrested a local businessman in connection with a Rs 98 crore goods and services tax (GST) fraud. Rakesh Sharma, the accused, created fake firms and generated bogus invoices through them to avail fake input credit of Rs 37 crore, officials said.

A doctor and a nurse were arrested on Friday for illegally running a sex determination racket from their Delhi clinic. The arrest comes following a raid conducted by the health departments of Gurugram and Jhajjar.

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala Law Minister K.M. Mani has suggested a national debate on the Prevention of Terrorism Ordinance.

The Bombay High Court denied pre-arrest bail to Ashutosh Kumar and Sanjay Pandey, co-accused in a case of duping investors, stating that custodial interrogation is necessary for a fair investigation. The court observed that the duo, along with another accused, were present and collected the cash amount from the investors. The accused are accused of inducing five persons to part with Rs 5.5 crore under the guise of investment in development projects. Kumar's wife, Monica Kumar, was granted pre-arrest bail as she had no role in inducing investors or handling money.