A firm was created in Lucknow using fraudulent documents. Through this, Input Tax Credit (ITC) worth Rs 2.11 crore was misappropriated from the government. When the state tax officials’ team arrived for the raid, no firm was found on the ground.
However, State Tax Assistant Commissioner Sanjay Singh has filed an FIR against the person who created the fake firm at Sarojini Nagar police station.
The state tax department’s Zone-14 team has caught this scam. GST registration was obtained for a firm named Messrs Kumar Service based on fake documents.
Based on the department’s report, police have registered a case against the firm’s owner and started investigation. On paper, this firm’s address is in Lucknow but the bank account is linked to SBI branch in Mussoorie, Dehradun.
Address in Lucknow, account in Mussoorie Dehradun
According to the report filed at the police station, M/s Kumar Service Firm is owned by Sachin Kumar. The firm obtained GST number 09KKLPK4003EIZ6 on April 18, 2025, with registered address at Hind Nagar, Ashiana Road, Lucknow.
Investigation revealed that the firm used State Bank of India, The Mall, Mussoorie branch account and fake electricity bill for registration.
In June 2025, the firm showed inward supply of Rs 11.73 crore from Balaji Traders and obtained ITC of more than Rs 2.11 crore.
However, no such actual supply was found in Balaji Traders’ returns. State tax officials raided the firm’s declared business location on May 15, 2025, where no existence of the firm was found.
The people in the surrounding area also did not provide any information about this firm. This made it clear that the firm had created fake invoices and taken unfair advantage of ITC under a theft scheme.
Based on the report of the State Tax Department, a case has been registered against firm owner Sachin Kumar at Sarojini Nagar police station. Police have registered the report and started a detailed investigation of the case.
