Ludhiana: After the Rs 427 crore bogus billing racket came to light, several other firms besides the 32 owned by main accused Gurbax Lal alias Happy Nagpal have come under the scanner.
According to sources, several firms located on Gill Road, Vishwkarma Chowk and Miller Ganj are being monitored by both CGST and state GST (SGST) departments. Most of these firms deal in iron, steel and scrap.
Some of the firms are suspected to have adopted similar modus operandi as Nagpal. They were giving away fake bills of various goods by offering discounted GST rate. Investigations conducted by the CGST also revealed that addresses where some of the fake firms owned by the main accused were registered were non-existent.