Coimbatore-based businesswoman held by Noida Police over Rs.10,000 cr GST fraud
The Noida Police has arrested a 40-year-old businesswoman in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, for her alleged involvement in a Rs. 10,000-crore Goods and Services Tax (GST) fraud, officials said on Sunday.
Deputy commissioner of police (crime) Shakti Avasthy said that the arrested suspect was identified as Suganya Prabhu, a resident of Race Course Road in Coimbatore. She was arrested from her residence on Saturday by the Crime Response Team of Noida Police with the help of the local police in Tamil Nadu, Avasthy added.
Last year on June 1, the Noida Police claimed that it busted a gang that was allegedly orchestrating a Rs. 10,000-crore GST fraud by registering thousands of companies under stolen or fake identities and utilising these firms to generate e-way bills and obtain input tax credit (ITC) from the government. So far, 45 people have been arrested for their alleged involvement in the scam. The suspects belonged to Delhi, Noida, Ghaziabad, Sirsa in Haryana, Jaipur in Rajasthan and Chhindwara in Madhya Pradesh.
