UP STF Busts Major GST Scam; Delhi Man Arrested After Months on the Run

The Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF) arrested a man from Delhi in a large GST fraud involving the creation of bogus invoices and the setting up of several shell firms. The fraud has caused significant GST loss to the government.

The arrested person has been identified as Zahid, the son of Naseem. He is a resident of the Jagatpur area of Delhi. The accused was already a wanted criminal in a case registered at the Cyber Crime Police Station in Muzaffarnagar under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and the Information Technology Act.

A complaint was filed by a resident of Muzaffarnagar. As per the complainant, his Aadhar card, PAN card, and electricity bills were taken by an unknown person. He was allegedly told that these documents were taken to help him get a job. However, the documents were used to open a shell company in his name without his knowledge. This complaint led to the police investigation.

During the investigation, the STF found that fraudsters had established more than 100 fake firms using fake documents. These firms had fake GST bills and e-way bills. As per officials, fake firms issued invoices worth about Rs 248 crore. Because of this, the government suffered a GST loss of around Rs 45 crore.

Earlier, in June 2025, the STF had arrested five accused from Rajasthan in Bengaluru in the same case. Zahid had been on the run since then.

A team from the Meerut STF unit, led by Inspector Ravindra Kumar, arrested Zahid on Thursday, with help from local police. During questioning, Zahid told the police that he had given three bank accounts to the fraud group. He said he was paid Rs 10,000 for each account.

The STF said the investigation is still going on. Police are trying to find other people involved in this GST fraud network.