The Trade and Taxes department of the Delhi government has detected a fraud of Rs 22.74 crore committed by a businessman who allegedly used forged documents to claim Input Tax Credit (ITC) under the Goods and Services Tax (GST).
The department has filed a complaint with the Economic Offence Wing (EFC) of the Delhi Police seeking an FIR in the matter.
According to a complaint filed by the department's assistant commissioner, Manoj Tyagi, the accused person, along with his friends, availed tax credit of Rs 22.74 crore and were also in the process of claiming further credit of Rs 22.61 crore.
The complaint stated, "The accused person made registration in GST for committing the fraud and as such, the person is liable to be prosecuted ...
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