GST fake invoices scam: 25 Arrested, 350 cases registered against 1180 entities
GST fake invoices scam GST investigation arm DGGI i.e. The Directorate General of GST Intelligence has arrested 25 persons over the last week. DGGI last week has arrested 25 persons over a week ago for giving phony bills i.e. fake invoices for merchandise like non-ferrous metals, gold, silver, readymade articles of clothing and infrastructure building, a source said. The DDGI has registered around 350 cases against 1,180 entities for issuing fake invoices. Further investigation is on to nab the other offenders in the fake invoice scam and also those who use fake invoices to evade the GST, Income Tax, and to do money laundering. DGGI was quoted as saying in a press statement that "In a cross country drive heightened in the second seven day stretch of November against corrupt components for profiting and passing on of the Input Tax Credit (ITC) deceitfully through fake invoices, non-existent or unreliable firms and roundabout exchanging, so far in most recent four days