Police busted a major organised goods and services tax (GST) evasion racket operating through fake firms and bogus invoices, arresting two allegedly involved in fraudulent transactions worth more than Rs. 1.77 crore. The action was carried out jointly by teams of UP Police, cyber cell and surveillance unit of Mal police station. The accused created fake GST firms using forged documents and used them to generate bogus invoices, fake e-way bills, etc for illegal input tax credit transactions on commission.
The arrested accused were identified as Chunga Khan (43), resident of Paharpur village under Biswan police station in Sitapur district, and Salman Rehmani (32), of Bansmandi, Lucknow. Police also seized three mobile phones and a laptop from them. The case originated from a complaint filed on Aug 28, 2025, by Naresh Verma, assistant commissioner in the GST audit section of the state tax department. The complaint alleged that a firm named Ramkali Enterprises, registered at Ibrahim Pur in the Mal area of Lucknow, was found to be a fake entity. Based on the complaint, Mal police registered a case (FIR 216/25) under relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and began an investigation with the assistance of cyber and surveillance teams.
DCP (crime) Kamlesh Dixit said the racket was uncovered through coordinated action by the Mal police station, cyber cell and surveillance teams.
“It was found that the accused created multiple fake GST firms using forged documents of poor individuals. They prepared fake invoices and e-way bills to show fictitious business transactions and sold illegal input tax credit to companies for commission. The fraud involved transactions worth more than Rs 1.77 crore,” Dixit said.
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