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Two Delhi men arrested for Rs 25 Crore GST evasion via fake firms in Mainpuri

Mainpuri, (UP) Jan 10(UNI) Police have arrested two men from Delhi for allegedly evading nearly Rs 25 crore in Goods and Services Tax (GST) by operating bogus firms. The action was carried out jointly by the Kotwali police and the cyber cell team. Four mobile phones, one laptop, and documents related to 12 fake GST firms were recovered from their possession, police said on Saturday.
Superintendent of Police (SP) Ganesh Prasad Saha disclosed that around two months ago, two FIRs were registered at Kotwali Sadar police station against bogus firms. During the investigation, conducted with the help of the cyber cell, it came to light that two suspects from Delhi had fraudulently obtained GST registrations for fake firms and carried out large-scale tax evasion.
Following the investigation, police arrested Chandan Mishra, a resident of Gali No. 14, Bhatta Road, and Sanjeet Singh, a resident of Gali No. 9, Swaroop Nagar, New Delhi. The arrest was made by a team comprising cyber experts Sarju Kumar, Mahipal Singh, Jogendra Chaudhary, Manoj Kumar, and Vipin Kumar.
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