The Special Operation Group (SOG) is looking for those who set up bogus companies, issued trading bills and claimed massive Goods and Services Tax input credits worth crores of rupees, thus cheating the country.
SOG Police Inspector C.B. Tandel told that a Goods and Service Tax officer in their technical surveillance found out that seven firms, namely Rafai promoted by Mohammad Rafai, Alfa enterprises owner Indrish Makwana, A.S. trade owner Akram Salim, Chauhan Enterprises of Dhaval Chauhan, Reedon Enterprises by Nitin Makwana, Alfa enterprise of Asif Yusufbhai and Alfa enterprise of Nikhil Mistry were claiming huge input credits.
According to the officer, the SOG and GST teams conducted a joint search operation at these firms in November. It was shocking to discover that none of the above firms existed at the specified addresses and that the owners’ names and photos did not match. When the police and GST team discovered that dummy firms were set up using false identities and trade transactions were set up in order to claim the tax input credit.
Officer further said even the Chartered Accountant firms and registration numbers were false. On Saturday evening, criminal complaint was filed with the Crime Branch police.
In the FIR, it is stated,”When the GST officers searched at Rafai enterprise address in the Mangal Bazaar area, firm’s owner Mohammad Rafai named person was not there, on the contrary, the said premises was owned by Mahesh Mevadi and he was running a children’s wear shop from the said premises. Same was the experience with other firms too”.
According to sources, GST officers have yet to calculate the total amount of input credit claimed by these businesses.
Sources also said, police are concerned that this money will be used for illegal or anti-national activities.