3 Men detained by Noida Police in Multi-Crore GST Fraud; 15 Others Arrested

The Noida Police detained three persons in Delhi in connection with a multi-crore GST Fraud on Friday, 23rd June 2023. The total number of arrests in this case has now risen to 15.

Noida Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (ACP) Shakti Mohan Avasthy stated that the fraud involves thousands of fictitious firms being formed and input tax credit (ITC) claimed on their behalf.

The three suspects in the case were apprehended by Sector 20 police officers on Thursday while travelling to Greater Noida via the DND, according to police. The three detained men have been identified as as Atul Gupta, Sumit Garg, and Manan Singhal. They are all residents of the Rohini area in Delhi.

According to Avasthy, “the scam entailed the generation of fake, bogus bills that were used to claim input tax credit (ITC). The government suffered a revenue loss as a result of this.”

Earlier this month, the Noida Police arrested a group involved in the GST Scam, in which over 3,077 fake firms were discovered on whose behalf ITC was claimed.

According to top officials, initial police investigations revealed transactions of over Rs 8,500 crore from these fraudulent businesses.

“We arrested 12 people previously linked to the case, and three more have been arrested now. So far, 15 people have been detained, and more are on police radar.”, according to Avasthy.

According to police, they discovered Rs 42,000, three mobile phones, some driving licences, Aadhar and PAN cards, and other papers from their possession.

The defendants were charged and imprisoned under IPC sections 420 (cheating), 467, 468, and 471 (all connected to forgery), and 120 B (participant in criminal conspiracy).