DCP Ajit Rajian said Central GST agency found some suspicious transactions in bogus firms floated in the name of Mahesh Langa's wife and father using forged documentAhmedabad police arrest journalist in GST ‘scam’The Ahmedabad Crime Branch on Tuesday arrested senior journalist Mahesh Langa in an alleged GST-related fraud case. Mahesh Langa is a Gujarat-based correspondent of ‘The Hindu’ newspaper. The crime branch said it received information that over 200 fake companies were allegedly involved in fraud through fake input tax credits. Mahesh Langa recently wrote many critical articles against the Modi government. Apart from Gujarat, Mahesh Langa has been handling Prime Minister’s Office-related reporting also for the past 10 years.

Source: The Hindu October 08, 2024 15:04 UTC