12 crore GST fraud in fake accounts: fake companies in the name of workers; 7 accused arrested, 2 returned
The roots of GST fraud in the steel city are quite long. In the city alone, the scam will cost more than Rs 1,500 crore. 7 accused have been jailed for embezzling millions of rupees, while two others have returned. The involvement of some bank authorities in the planned fraud is suspected. According to reliable sources, the GST intelligence service continues to crack down. However, the recent creation of a fake company in the name of a worker has created a stir that has swindled about Rs 12 crore. The fake account was opened at the Mid-Town Branch at Urban Co-operative Bank.
Biswajit Thandi lives in a slum area of the city. He works as a laborer. However, an account (no.004010001255)When opening the account, the address, Shaktinagar 21 / B is indicated. In fact, the address is not fake. The Shaktinagar area does not have this address. Biswajit's mobile number (765705*) does not belong to Biswajit either. The fraudsters have not only limited themselves to fraud, they have opened an account by filing an affidavit with the wrong documents. Since the opening of the account, about Rs 50 crore has been embezzled through this fake account in 2017-19 and Rs 11.45 crore has been looted. The GST vigilance probe was launched into suspicion of the account. Went to the address given and returned disappointed. Biswajit was later spotted by GST.
However, Biswajit's information shocked everyone. In fact, Biswajit said he did not know about the fraudulent accounts, the trade, the GST fraud. He went to Urban Bank and his signature was checked, but it didn't match. He said he had not been to the bank in a single day or had received a bank-issued check book and any necessary documents. Biswajit expressed suspicions that the scam had taken place a few years ago in the hope of getting a job. Biswajit appealed to the management board of the bank, which was unreasonably involved in the case, to investigate.
But it is alleged that the ambassador provided the information to Hussein. The account has been frozen while the case is now under investigation. Urban Co-operative Bank is not the only case, but in the same process, crores of rupees of GST have been embezzled by creating fake companies through a large number of fake accounts. An investigation into the case of GST fraud involving about Rs 30 crore by opening a fake account in the name of RSP contract worker Jamini Nayak, who lives in Sector-2, is also ongoing. However, the lack of attention from the bank authorities during the creation of such fake accounts has become a hot topic.
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