Sales tax officer accused of fraudulently clearing GST returns worth Rs. 175.93 crore
ACB registers case against Sales Tax Officer for fraudulently approving 39 proposals, refunding Rs.175.93 crore; 16 companies involved in the scam.
Mumbai: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has registered a case against a Sales Tax Officer (STO) accused of fraudulently approving 39 proposals and refunding Rs.175.93 crore for 16 businessmen. An internal inquiry by the Goods and Service Tax (GST) department, Government of Maharashtra, in which the irregularities came to the fore, leading to the registration of the case.
The police said a case has been registered against Amit Giridhar Lalage, 44, currently serving as an STO in the GST Department in Mazgaon, and 16 companies whose proposals for returns had been allegedly fraudulently cleared by the STO.
According to the ACB officials, when he was posted in Ghatkopar between August 2021 and March 2022, with the help of the firms Lalage created forged rent agreements, and obtained GST numbers for the firms with the help of the businessmen.
