Ludhiana gang using counterfeit bills to avail GST returns worth Rs.116 crore busted
A complaint was lodged by Amandeep Singh who had flagged a notice said to be issued by the GST department; it was later discovered that the accused had fraudulently used Amandeep’s Aadhaar card and altered his photo to set up a fake firm, through which they obtained GST refunds from New Delhi
Police busted a gang of fraudsters using counterfeit bills that dealt losses to the tune of Rs.116 crore for the GST department, arresting five accused who had been running the operation since 2017.
The investigation revealed that the accused had utilised six different firms to issue fake bills. The arrested accused have been identified as Hardeep Singh from Vishwakarma Colony of Miller Gunj, Sukhdev Singh from Harkrishan Nagar of Miller Gunj, Ranjeet Singh Babber from Gill Road, Miller Gunj, Sumit Kumar from Labour Colony and Harpal Singh.
