Cyberabad Police Arrest Two in ₹11.79 Crore GST ITC Fraud Linked to 10 Fake Firms

Investigators say the network exploited OTP-based GST registration using forged identities.

Overview

Police said the racket generated a fabricated turnover of ₹53.73 crore to claim fraudulent Input Tax Credit of ₹11.79 crore.
Those arrested were identified as Sohil Muradali Lakhani, 34, a Gujarat-based organiser and financial handler, and Mohd Akram Hasnuddin, 43, a Hyderabad resident, taken into custody on November 12.
The alleged mastermind Abdullah of Delhi and two others, Syed Mujtaba Hussaini alias Azam and Ayiti Raja Shekar, remain absconding as the inter-state probe continues.
According to officials, the group used altered Aadhaar and PAN cards, utility bills, GHMC licences and Labour Department certificates to create shell entities, obtained SIMs in false names, and completed portal verification via OTPs.
Investigators linked the scheme to fake e-waybills using real vehicle numbers with tampered chassis details, tallying 405 such entries, and said the operation spanned Telangana, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Haryana, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka and Gujarat.