Pune: The Directorate General of GST Intelligence (DGGI), Pune Zonal Unit, authorities have uncovered a massive tax fraud scheme where two individuals allegedly evaded taxes amounting to ₹496.27 crore. The scheme involved the use of fake GST firms, fraudulent bank accounts, and forged identity documents such as Aadhaar cards, PAN cards, and SIM cards.

The Directorate General of GST Intelligence (DGGI), Pune Zonal Unit, filed a complaint against Dinesh Kumar (26) and Virendra Kumar (26), both residents of Rajasthan, at the Koregaon Park Police Station. The fraudulent activities are reported to have taken place between December 2020 and August 2024.

Modus Operandi

Dinesh Kumar’s Role:

• Created four fake GST firms using fraudulent bank accounts, SIM cards, Aadhaar cards, and PAN cards.

• Showed fictitious transactions through these firms to evade taxes worth ₹172.78 crore.

Virendra Kumar’s Role:

• Collaborated with Dinesh Kumar to create a total of 54 fake firms.

• These firms were used to falsely show transactions, leading to a tax evasion amounting to ₹496.27 crore.

The fraudulent activities were carried out systematically to exploit the GST system and evade taxes on a massive scale. The government suffered significant revenue losses due to these actions.

Senior Police Inspector Runal Mulla is currently leading the investigation into the case. The police are also probing whether additional individuals or entities were involved in facilitating the fraudulent transactions.