GST Scam of 26 Cr in Chhattisgarh: Fraudsters Use Dead Persons to Open Fake Firms:

GST Scam of 26 Cr in Chhattisgarh: Fraudsters Use Dead Persons to Open Fake Firms

A man named Aman Agarwal, Director at Agastya Enterprises and Agarwal Enterprises, has been arrested by State Goods and Services Tax officials in Raipur under the charges of tax evasion of a whopping amount of 26 crore.

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Business In the Name of the Deceased

As the investigation progressed, the officials found that some bogus firms were operative under the names of deceased people. Purchases worth crores were made in the names of people who had died in 2010, 2013, and 2015.

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Fraud Invoicing Worth Rs. 144 Crore

It was further discovered in the investigation that Aman Agarwal misused input tax credit by showcasing fake purchases of Rs. 144 crore under the name of bogus firms from the year 2023 to 2025. He then took a direct benefit of Rs. 26 crore by passing on this fraud income tax credit to traders of other different districts. Names of Fake Firms through which the scam was executed:

• Dhan Lakshmi Enterprises
• Hussaini Enterprises
• Mahaveer Enterprises
• Ansari Traders
• Unique Enterprises
• Vinayak Ventures
• Lalit Tradelink
• Agastya Enterprises

Actions Taken So Far

Aman Agarwal has been charged under sections 69 and 132(B) of the GST Act by the GST team. Currently, he is being interrogated and seized documents are under forensic investigation.

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The accused is likely to be sent on judicial remand once the investigation is done and he is presented in the court.