GST Scam Explodes: CBI Books Ex-Customs Commissioner & 29 Others in Rs. 100 Cr Fraud

In a major GST Scam, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) conducted searches at 7 places Patna (2), Punea (2) and Jamshedpur, Nalanda and Munger which led to the recovery of 7, 100 gms gold bars, undicriminating documents and mobile phone etc. in case related to GST Claims through fake export bills.

In the FIR it is alleged that 2 accused, then Superintendent, Customs, LCS Bhimnagar, and Two other accused, then Superintendent, Customs, LCS Jaynagar (now Assistant Commissioner, Customs) and the then Additional Commissioner, Customs, Patna entered into criminal conspiracy with the accused, G-Card Holder/Private Person and exporter firms and 23 importer firms and Unknown others with dishonest intention to allow/show fake export of tiles and automobile parts from LCS, Bhimnagar, Jaynagar and Bhittamore either to get the refund or claim tax refund from jurisdictional GST Office, induced the aforesaid public servants to perform improperly a public duty with promises to give an undue advantage directly or through a third party in order to show undue advantage to these private parties/exporters and corresponding wrongful loss to the government exchequer.

It is further alleged that fraudulent claim about these bogus GST Claims through fake export Bills of nearly Rs. 100 crore has been claimed by the suspect firms/exporters.