Multi-crore GST fraud case in Noida: 4 more arrested Gautam Buddha Nagar police arrested four more persons in connection with its ongoing investigation into a GST fraud case.

The police have recovered 54 SIM cards, 41 forged stamps, 18 forged Aadhaar cards, 16 forged PAN cards, and 20 bank cheque books among other items from the accused.

A total of 29 people have been arrested so far in the case. Officials said that those arrested are part of the extended team of the larger group, allegedly running the scam.

“Earlier, we arrested 25 miscreants and our teams had been raiding in several districts to arrest the gang members. During interrogation and with the help of evidence, we arrested four more people.

We recovered data of 250 bogus companies, used to fraudulently claim Input Tax Credit. Along with this, Rs 3 crore in eight bank accounts, linked to these accused have been frozen so far,” said Harish Chander, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Noida.

Police said that the gang with the help of fake firms, would raise e-way bills to avail input tax credit (ITC) or GST refund from the government. ITC is the GST paid by a taxable person on any purchase of goods or services that are used or will be used for business.