Overview
- DGGI Delhi arrested Mukesh Sharma after uncovering 229 dummy firms that allegedly passed ineligible Input Tax Credit worth about Rs 645 crore.
- Searches in the Delhi case yielded 162 mobile phones, 44 digital signatures and over 200 cheque books that officials say were used to manage registrations and banking trails.
- Cyberabad police arrested Sohil Muradali Lakhani and Mohd Akram Hasnuddin for creating 10 fake GST firms that claimed Rs 11.79 crore in ITC on a fabricated turnover of Rs 53.73 crore.
- The Hyderabad-linked network generated 405 fake e‑waybills, spanned eight states and involved 52 shell entities, while the alleged mastermind Abdullah and two others remain at large.
- GST officers in Kolkata arrested businessman Jitendra Kumar Chaurasia in a separate case pegged at roughly Rs 450 crore, with the court remanding him in judicial custody as inquiries continue.