4 people arrested in 3 different cases of ITC fraud of RS 178 crore
GST officers arrest 4 persons in 3 fake cases of input tax credit of Rs 178 crore
PTI | February 15, 2021 | Updated 22:02 IST
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GST officers have arrested four persons in three different fake invoicing cases involving total input tax credit (ITC) fraud of Rs 178 crore, the Finance Ministry said on Monday.
"The officers of Central Goods and Services Tax (CGST) Commissionerate, Delhi North, have unearthed a network of fictitious firms to generate goods-less invoices and pass on fake ITC to multiple beneficiaries. In all, four individuals were arrested in three different cases. The total ITC involved in the three cases is Rs 178 crore," the Ministry said in a statement.