Hey Pune folks, buckle up for some shocking news coming your way! The Koregaon Park police have recently busted a massive GST evasion scheme involving two men from Rajasthan and their associates. These guys were allegedly running a well-organized crime network that spanned across seven states, creating 54 bogus firms and evading a whopping ₹496.27 crore in taxes between December 2020 and August 2024.
According to Senior Police Inspector Runal Mulla, the accused, Dinesh Kumar and Virendra Kumar, were initially nabbed by the Directorate General of GST Intelligence (DGGI), Pune zonal unit. Dinesh got caught in May, while Virendra was taken into custody in September. These guys were charged with GST evasion in multiple states including Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Kerala, Telangana, and Tamil Nadu.
After getting bail, the case was handed over to the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) for further investigation due to its interstate implications. Anurag Srivastav, a Senior Intelligence Officer at DGGI, revealed that the accused set up fake firms using bogus Aadhaar and PAN cards, along with fake email IDs and mobile numbers to dodge taxes. Despite dealing with transactions worth almost half a billion rupees, they didn’t pay a single penny in taxes during the investigation period.
The DGGI officers tracked down these crooks through their phone numbers and email addresses, leading to their eventual arrests. During interrogation, Dinesh claimed to own a mobile shop while Virendra said he was just a college student. The case has been registered under various sections of the law, and authorities are still digging deeper to uncover the full extent of this criminal network and the people involved.
Stay tuned as we bring you more updates on this developing story!
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