Multi-agency searches at many locations in Gujarat for suspected tax offences; several being questioned
2 years, 1 month ago

Multi-agency searches at many locations in Gujarat for suspected tax offences; several being questioned

India TV News  

In a multi-agency operation led by the Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad, officials are carrying out searches at around 200 locations in the state linked to more than 100 firms, and questioning people for suspected tax evasion and similar offences, sources said. Apart from the ATS, officials of the state Goods and Services Tax department and Ahmedabad crime branch are involved in the mega operation, they said. Several cases of issuance of bogus bills to commit input tax credit fraud have been detected in the state in recent times, the sources said. ALSO READ | Gujarat polls: Daughter of Naroda Patiya riots case convict gets BJP ticket

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Gujarat police bust cyber fraud network, arrest eight as Rs 50 crore routed through 42 bank accounts
1 week, 2 days ago

Gujarat police bust cyber fraud network, arrest eight as Rs 50 crore routed through 42 bank accounts

India TV News  

The Gujarat police have succeeded in exposing an elaborate so-called underground network that had run several accounts for parking cyber fraud money and arrested eight individuals. The inspection of 42 out of approximately 200 suspect bank accounts revealed an astonishing amount, which is around Rs 50 crore deposited from cyber scam victims. The admission of the principal accused in Ahmedabad …

Cyber crime case: CBI conducts searches in Delhi-NCR in connection with ₹117 crore fraud
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Cyber crime case: CBI conducts searches in Delhi-NCR in connection with ₹117 crore fraud

Live Mint  

The Central Bureau of Investigation conducted searches in 10 locations in Delhi and nearby areas on Wednesday related to transnational cyber fraud cases of around ₹117 crore, reported PTI, citing CBI officials. The CBI conducted the searches while investigating a case based on a complaint from the Union Home Ministry’s Cyber Crime Coordination Centre. In the searches conducted on Wednesday, …

CBI conducts searches in Delhi-NCR in connection with Rs 117 crore cyber fraud case
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3 weeks ago

CBI conducts searches in Delhi-NCR in connection with Rs 117 crore cyber fraud case

India TV News  

Cyber Fraud Case: The Central Bureau of Investigation conducted searches at 10 locations in Delhi and surrounding areas today in connection with an ongoing investigation of transnational cyber-enabled financial frauds involving Rs 117 crore, said officials. According to the CBI, the searches were conducted in an ongoing investigation into a case registered under Sections 403, 420 of the Indian Penal …

Fake invoices: 29,000-plus firms busted since May 2023
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Fake invoices: 29,000-plus firms busted since May 2023

The Hindu  

Over 29,000 bogus firms, involved in evading Goods and Services Tax dues of more than ₹44,000 crore, have been busted over the past seven months, leading to 121 arrests, the Finance Ministry said on January 7. Fake invoices are used by firms to avail input tax credit without any underlying supply of goods and services taking place. “Since the initiation …

IT department says its searches resulted in seizure of ₹351 crore of unaccounted cash
1 year ago

IT department says its searches resulted in seizure of ₹351 crore of unaccounted cash

The Hindu  

The Income Tax Department, which had carried out simultaneous searches in Odisha, Jharkhand, and West Bengal in the first week of December, said ‘unaccounted’ cash amounting to more than ₹351 crore was discovered during raid. The IT department for the first issued an official statement which said, “The search operation has resulted in the seizure of undisclosed cash amounting to …

CBI cracks down on cyber-enabled crime syndicates in 11 States
1 year, 2 months ago

CBI cracks down on cyber-enabled crime syndicates in 11 States

The Hindu  

The Central Bureau of Investigation has searched 76 locations across 11 States as part of the “Chakra-II” operation launched against the organised cyber-enabled financial crimes. The accused, operating nine call centres across five States/union territory, systematically preyed on foreign nationals, masquerading as technical support representatives,” said the agency. Explaining the modus operandi, the CBI said the accused would send to …

Non-bailable warrant issued against 10 people in fake ITC documents case
1 year, 4 months ago

Non-bailable warrant issued against 10 people in fake ITC documents case

Live Mint  

The Noida Police has issued non-bailable warrant issued against 10 people for defrauding the government of ₹15,000 crore by using fake input tax credit documents, news agency ANI has reported on 20 August. Earlier on 12 August, a businessman was arrested by the Central GST in Chhattisgarh's Bilaspur district for allegedly availing and utilising ITC worth ₹10.14 crore by issuing …

129 bogus dealers fraudulently claiming input tax credit under GST found in UP
1 year, 5 months ago

129 bogus dealers fraudulently claiming input tax credit under GST found in UP

Hindustan Times  

LUCKNOW As many as 129 bogus dealers claiming input tax credit fraudulently without receiving any supplies for sale have been found in Uttar Pradesh during the ongoing pan-India drive against fake GST registrations that is nearing conclusion, officials said. The Central government had forwarded the state tax department a list of 6,195 suspected dealers in UP while another 122 dealers …

I-T Searches on Jharkhand Congress MLAs Over Tax Evasion Charges
2 years, 1 month ago

I-T Searches on Jharkhand Congress MLAs Over Tax Evasion Charges

News 18  

The Income Tax Department on Friday conducted searches at properties linked to Jharkhand Congress MLAs Kumar Jaimangal and Pradip Yadav, officials said. Jaimangal said he was extending full cooperation to the I-T Department which is conducting the searches as part of an investigation into tax evasion charges. State Congress spokesperson Rajiv Ranjan alleged the I-T searches were part of an …

CBI raids 105 places over cyber crime crackdown
2 years, 2 months ago

CBI raids 105 places over cyber crime crackdown

Hindustan Times  

The Central Bureau of Investigation on Tuesday conducted searches under its ‘Operation Chakra’ campaign at around 105 locations across the country against cyber-enabled financial crimes, an official said. CBI’s operation is being carried out in a total of 13 states,” the official said on condition of anonymity, adding that raids were conducted based on inputs from Interpol, the US’s Federal …

CBI leads crackdown on cyber enabled financial crimes, 105 places searched throughout the country
2 years, 2 months ago

CBI leads crackdown on cyber enabled financial crimes, 105 places searched throughout the country

The Hindu  

In a CBI-led operation, codenamed “Chakra”, against cyber enabled financial crimes, 105 places were searched throughout the country on Tuesday. CBI teams searched 87 locations, one person held in Punjab, while about ₹1.50 crore and 1.50 kg of gold seized from one person in Rajasthan. As part of a global crackdown code-named Operation Garuda against drug smuggling, searches were conducted …

I-T dept conducts raids, surveys on unrecognised political parties, NGOs Oxfam, CPR
2 years, 3 months ago

I-T dept conducts raids, surveys on unrecognised political parties, NGOs Oxfam, CPR

India TV News  

Raids on NGOs, unrecognised parties: The Income Tax department on Wednesday conducted raids and surveys in various states in separate cases related to alleged tax evasion, violation of FCRA violation and illicit funding of registered unrecognised political parties, official sources said. The coordinated operations were carried out at over 110 locations in Gujarat, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, …

IT Department conducts searches in UP, Karnataka; seizes incriminating material
3 years ago

IT Department conducts searches in UP, Karnataka; seizes incriminating material

India TV News  

The Income Tax Department carried out a search and seizure operation on December 18 on various persons and their business entities, engaged in the business of civil construction and real estate, and running educational institutes in UP and Karnataka. It was found that the entry operator formed various shell companies to provide accommodation entries of bogus share capital to the …

Fake firms used for ₹300 crore GST evasion in Jharkhand: CGST dept
3 years, 4 months ago

Fake firms used for ₹300 crore GST evasion in Jharkhand: CGST dept

Hindustan Times  

The Central Goods and Services Tax department, Ranchi, has unearthed an alleged ₹300 crore scam wherein firms, mainly from Chhattisgarh and Odisha, used fake bills and invoices generated by shell companies registered in Jharkhand for tax evasion, officials said on Thursday. Officials said most of the firms dealt in coal and scrap in Chhattisgarh and Odisha As per CGST officials, …

CBI conducts searches at 100 locations across 11 states in bank fraud cases worth over Rs 3,700 crore
3 years, 8 months ago

CBI conducts searches at 100 locations across 11 states in bank fraud cases worth over Rs 3,700 crore

Firstpost  

The agency carried out searches following complaints from banks alleging cheating, diversion of funds and submission of fake documents for loans New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation on Thursday carried out nationwide searches at 100 locations in separate alleged bank fraud cases of over Rs 3,700 crore, officials said. The coordinated search operation was spread across 11 states and …

CBI conducts searches at over 100 locations across 11 states in cases of bank fraud amounting to Rs 3700 crore
3 years, 8 months ago

CBI conducts searches at over 100 locations across 11 states in cases of bank fraud amounting to Rs 3700 crore

India TV News  

The Central Bureau of Investigation Thursday conducted searches at more than 100 places across India in connection with more than 30 cases of bank fraud amounting to over Rs 3700 crore. The complainant banks include Indian Overseas Bank, Union Bank of India, Bank of Baroda, Punjab National Bank, State Bank of India, IDBI, Canara Bank, Indian Bank and Central Bank …

GST officers bust network of 46 fake firms used to fraudulently claim Rs 82 crore input tax credit
3 years, 10 months ago

GST officers bust network of 46 fake firms used to fraudulently claim Rs 82 crore input tax credit

India TV News  

GST officers have busted a network of 46 fake firms which used to generate fake invoices and fraudulently avail input tax credit worth Rs 82.23 crore, the finance ministry said on Tuesday. Through the use of extensive data analytics, officers of Delhi East GST were able to identify and unravel a network of 46 fake firms which were operating since …

J&K CID Searches 22 Places In Kashmir, Jammu And Delhi In Connection With Irregular Financial Transactions
4 years, 1 month ago

J&K CID Searches 22 Places In Kashmir, Jammu And Delhi In Connection With Irregular Financial Transactions

ABP News  

The Jammu and Kashmir CID on Saturday conducted searches against several suspects in connection with investigation of case FIR no 29/ 2020 U/S 120-B, 409, 477-A of IPC & Section 13 & of Prevention of corruption Act and Section 13, 39 UA Act of P/S CIK Srinagar.A total of 22 premises spread over Srinagar, Budgam, Anantnag, Jammu and Delhi which …

Income tax department conducts searches in Delhi- NCR, Goa and other states
4 years, 1 month ago

Income tax department conducts searches in Delhi- NCR, Goa and other states

Live Mint  

The Income tax department has carried out a search and seizure action today on a large network of individuals running the racket of entry operation and generation of huge cash through fake billing. The search has led to seizure of evidences exposing the entire network of the entry operators, intermediaries, cash handlers, the beneficiaries and the firms and companies involved. …

Tax evasion: IT searches in Delhi, Mumbai and Rajasthan
4 years, 5 months ago

Tax evasion: IT searches in Delhi, Mumbai and Rajasthan

The Hindu  

The Income-Tax Department on Monday conducted searches at multiple locations in Delhi, Mumbai, Jaipur and Kota, of which some were allegedly linked to two Congress leaders from Rajasthan. Amid the political turmoil, the premises of Rajiv Arora, vice-president of the State Congress and founder of a jewellery house, and another party leader Dharmendra Rathore were allegedly searched in Rajasthan. The …

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