2 held in fake GST scam of Rs 128 crore
New Delhi: A TV mechanic from Delhi and a Bhopal-based accountant were arrested by the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Delhi Police in connection with a Rs 128-crore fake GST invoicing racket.
The accused were identified as Puneet, a resident of Yamuna Vihar, Delhi, and Hemant Mulani, a 24-year-old commerce graduate from Bhopal.
According to police, fake GST firms were created using stolen identity documents. The victim’s documents were allegedly taken on the false promise of getting him a job in the GST department.
Investigators said Puneet, who worked as a TV service mechanic, had access to customers’ identity documents and shared one such ID with Hemant for money. Hemant allegedly used those documents to register fake GST firms and later sold the digital credentials to other accused for fake invoicing and GST filings.
Additional Commissioner of Police Ravi Kumar Singh stated that Hemant paid Puneet Rs 5,000 for arranging the complainant’s ID, while the credentials of the fake firm were later sold to another accused, Nitin Verma, for Rs 50,000.
With these arrests, the total number of accused arrested in the case has reached eight.
