Auraiya, Feb 24 (UNI) In a major crackdown on tax evasion, police in Uttar Pradesh’s Auraiya district have busted an organized gang allegedly involved in creating fake GST firms to siphon off crores of rupees in tax revenue with the arrest of four accused in this connection.
Superintendent of Police Abhishek Bharti, addressing a press conference at the Kotwali police station today, identified the arrested individuals as Shyam Sundar Paswan, Ashok Kumar Paswan, Mahavir Sharan alias Pahadiya and Vimal Kumar.
During searches, police recovered two laptops, eight Android mobile phones, nine keypad phones, eight bank passbooks, seven debit cards, 11 registers, 12 Aadhaar cards, 20 SIM cards and Rs 6,000 in cash from the accused.
According to the SP, investigations revealed that Shyam Sundar Paswan collected documents from unsuspecting individuals. Ashok Kumar allegedly manipulated these documents using computer software to create fake companies. Mahavir Sharan reportedly passed on fraudulent Input Tax Credit (ITC) through bogus firms to facilitate revenue theft, while Vimal Kumar allowed fake firms to be registered in his name in exchange for commission.
The entire operation was investigated by a special SIT team comprising Inspector Rajiv Kumar (Station House Officer), Inspector Bhupendra Singh (Crime Branch In-charge), Inspector Anoop Kumar Maurya (Crime Branch), and Sub-Inspector Hemant Chaudhary (Cyber Police Station).
Police officials stated that efforts are ongoing to identify and apprehend other individuals involved in the racket.
Further strict action will be taken as the investigation progresses.
