The Ahmedabad Crime Branch on Tuesday arrested The Hindu journalist Mahesh Langa along with three others in alleged GST related fraud case. This development comes after 14 firms and their proprietors were raided across Gujarat following a complaint by the Central GST department. The crime branch said that the GST fraud led to significant loss for the government exchequer, with the accused involved in availing and passing bogus input tax credit through fake bills. The Central GST has said that forged documents in the names of Mahesh Langa’s wife and father were used for dubious transactions. The Crime Branch in a statement said that as per the initial investigation, the fraud may run into crores.

Source: The Hindu October 09, 2024 10:19 UTC