Jamshedpur: Brothers accused in Rs 5000 Crore GST scam arrested from Kolkata, sent to jail
Jamshedpur, April 9: Two brothers, Amit Gupta and Sumit Gupta, residents and industrialists of Kolkata’s Salt Lake Sector 5, found themselves behind bars after being accused in a GST scam amounting to Rs 5000 crore. The Special Judge of Economic Offenses, Saudamani Singh, ordered their arrest late on Tuesday evening after they were brought to the city on a 48-hour transit remand by the police.
During their court appearance, advocate Prakash Jha, representing the accused, contested the remand, while advocate Sanjeev Ranjan Baniyar, representing the Union of India, pressed for it. After hearing both sides, the court decided to send both the accused to jail, with the decision made late at eight in the night.
The accused, Amit and Sumit, were initially arrested and presented before the Alipore CJM, from where they were brought to the city on transit remand. The transit remand granted them time until the 10th of April for their appearance.
