Congress Leader, Transport Firm Head Arrested for Rs. 28 Crore GST Evasion

A Congress leader and the head of a transport company has been arrested for allegedly not paying a large amount of GST to the government.

Officials from the Directorate General of GST Intelligence (DGGI) said that Sunil Kumar, who runs Orange Passenger Transport Pvt. Ltd., collected GST money from customers but did not pass it on to the government as required. The unpaid tax is said to be over Rs 28 crore. He was arrested in Hyderabad in connection with this case.

During a statewide drive to check GST violations, officials discovered tax evasion during routine inspections. As a result, Sunil Kumar was arrested and later taken to the Economic Offences Court at Nampally in Hyderabad. The case has been filed under the GST law, which covers serious tax-related crimes.

In another similar case, Chethan N, who is the Managing Director of Trillion Lead Factory Pvt. Ltd., was arrested for allegedly creating fake invoices and wrongly claiming GST tax benefits worth about Rs 22 crore. However, further investigation is still ongoing.