The platform, which services over one and a half lakh restaurants across India, was found to allow post-transaction manipulation of billing data. According to preliminary estimates, at least Rs 70,000 crore in sales may have been deliberately concealed since the 2019–20 financial year. In some cases, billing data was not deleted but tax returns were filed with significantly lower figures, suggesting deliberate under-reporting rather than technical error. Several other digital billing systems used in the hospitality sector are yet to be examined, raising concerns that the practice could be far more widespread. By correlating massive datasets of billing records, payment trails and financial disclosures, authorities were able to uncover patterns that traditional audits may have missed.

Source: Indian Express February 20, 2026 06:10 UTC