Rs 6.81 Crore GST Evasion Case Busted: Two Key Accused from Bengal and Bihar Arrested

In connection with a massive GST evasion case of Rs 6.81 crore, police have arrested two individuals from West Bengal and Bihar. They both orchestrated the crime by creating some shell companies at Patna Khargaura in Bhinga and Lodhanpurwa in Gilaula. These companies did not exist in real life. After interrogation, the police apprehended the two accused and also confiscated their laptops and mobile phones during the action.

According to the information received from Pradeep Kumar, the State Tax Commissioner posted in the district, on August 01, 2025, a case was registered against Manish Kumar Jha, raising allegations that he did not furnish his GST returns, causing a loss to the government revenue.

The investigation added another person’s name to the case. The individual is named Biki Jha, a resident of 1414/1 Naya Bagh Mini Bus Stand, Mukundapur, Panchsayar, South 24 Parganas, Kolkata district, West Bengal; however, his permanent address is located at Pandail village in the Sarisavapahi area of ​​Madhubani district, Bihar.

Returns for Budhiyar Enterprises were filed by the accused in April, May, and June 2025, using a mobile phone and a laptop. The company was operating under Manish Kumar Jha and other firms. These returns were furnished using the login ID and password of the GST number of this shell company, Budhiyar Enterprises. The accused was able to show sales of about Rs 284.5 million without any real purchases.

On these fake sales, a tax of about Rs 62.2 million was required to be paid; however, the accused did not pay any tax. Instead, he used a trick to avoid paying tax by showing an ITC (Input Tax Credit) of Rs 14.5 million. Subsequently, Inspector-in-Charge Raj Prakash Singh at the Bhinga police station arrested the accused on Friday.

Similarly, on November 04, 2025, a case was registered at the Gilaula police station against an individual named Raja Babu. The accused is said to be a resident of Prithvirampur in the Itwa district and the proprietor of Shriram Enterprises. He is also alleged to have the same non-compliance; he did not furnish his GST returns. When investigated, Jasdil Singh, a resident of Chetsingh Nagar in the Ludhiana district, Punjab, was found to be the key accused of the crime.

He was able to show fake sales of about 3.31 crore using several fake firms without performing actual sales. Hence, he was liable to pay a tax of approximately Rs 59.72 lakh. However, he did not file returns for the same. The email ID and mobile number of the fake firm were used to perform the crime. When the police came to know about the crime, they immediately held Jasdil Singh and also took possession of his two Android mobile phones and laptop charger.