CGST Delhi South Uncovers Rs 31.95 Crore Fake ITC Scheme, Director Arrested

Overview

• The Anti-Evasion Branch opened a probe on specific intelligence into a suspicious supply chain in New Delhi.
• Investigators found Input Tax Credit was claimed solely on invoices with no actual supply or movement of goods.
• The firm allegedly availed and passed on ineligible credits through fictitious or non-existent entities in violation of the CGST Act, 2017.
• The company’s director was produced before a judicial authority and remanded to 14 days of judicial custody.
• Central GST figures tabled in Parliament show detected ITC fraud more than doubled since 2022–23, and authorities are using analytics, supply-chain mapping and tighter GSTR-1, GSTR-2B and GSTR-3B controls.