DGGI Officers Expose Rs. 13 Crore GST Fraud by 3 Companies in Different States

GST Intelligence officers have discovered a significant tax evasion scheme involving three business entities in Mandi Gobindgarh. The companies—Aar Dee Enterprises, Aashi Steel Industries, and Abhi Alloys—all operating in the iron and steel sector, were caught creating false sales documentation without actually supplying any goods.

The probe found these companies falsely indicated sales of Rs 87.91 crore and incorrectly availed input tax credits, leading to GST evasion of Rs 13.41 crore. This sophisticated network was detected through coordinated raids by DGGI offices in Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) and Ludhiana (Punjab), an indicator of the utility of interregional coordination between the department’s offices.

On May 15, two people—Raman Kumar Chaurasia and Devinder Singh—were arrested by authorities for their role in creating spurious bills and smuggling them into the country to evade taxes. They have been put in judicial custody after being arrested. The finance ministry confirmed all these facts in an official statement issued Thursday.

This case represents yet another successful crackdown on GST fraud by intelligence officials, demonstrating the government’s ongoing commitment to combating tax evasion and ensuring proper compliance across state boundaries.