Rajkot: The investigation into the notorious fake GST billing scam in Gujarat has now reached Rajkot. A company linked to Mahesh Langa has come under scrutiny.
Rajkot police conducted simultaneous raids at 14 locations on Wednesday, including Bhavnagar, Jamnagar, Ahmedabad, Veraval, Kadi, Mehsana, Gandhinagar, Shapar, and Rajkot, leading to the arrest of five individuals involved in fraudulent billing and fake transactions.
The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Rajkot Police took action in the GST fraud case and arrested five individuals. The raids were carried out across 14 locations, leading to these arrests.
According to Police Inspector S.M. Jadeja and his team, the accused were caught in connection with the scam. As per the available information, a GST fraud worth approximately Rs 60 lakh was carried out using a company named “Parmar Enterprises” in Rajkot.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Crime, Parthrajsinh Gohil, stated that Rajkot police had received information 20 days earlier about fraudulent transactions where fake bills were being generated by shell companies to pass on GST credits.
During the investigation, it was revealed that three companies — DA Enterprises, Aryan Associates, and Arham Steel — had already been targeted by the Ahmedabad Crime Branch. Based on this information, Rajkot’s Crime Branch also took action.
The Economic Offences Wing’s investigation revealed that the GST scam was executed using a company named “Parmar Enterprises”, which facilitated several fraudulent activities linked to GST.
Parmar Enterprises was involved in GST fraud in cities such as Mehsana, Junagadh, Gandhinagar, Rajkot, Gir Somnath, and Jamnagar in Gujarat.
The company “DA Enterprises” was involved in the majority of the undisclosed transactions in the scam. This is the same company linked to journalist Mahesh Langa, who has been implicated in several GST fraud cases.
Langa was arrested earlier, and his bail plea was rejected. However, the Sessions Court has granted him bail in one case, but Langa will remain in jail pending a High Court decision on his bail, which is expected on November 29.
Following the recent arrests by Rajkot’s EOW in the GST scam, the police may question journalist Mahesh Langa again.
It is clear that the company, Parmar Enterprises, was created using a fake rental agreement to obtain a GST number.
This fraudulent rental agreement was submitted along with the application for GST registration, leading to the creation of the “Parmar Enterprises” GST number.
Using this fake company, several other companies participated in the GST fraud. The companies involved in this criminal activity include Yash Developers, Ikara Enterprises, Civil Plus Engineering, Dhanshree Metal, DA Enterprises, Aryan Associates, Jyoti Infrastructure, Arham Steel, Riddhi Infrastructure, Ashapura Trading, Shiv Milan Plastics, Globetra Impex, Maa Durga Steel, Maruti Nandan Construction, and Lakhubha Nanbha.
These companies engaged in fraudulent billing, forgery, the use of fake documents, and false declarations, leading to millions of rupees in GST fraud through the use of bogus invoices.
(IANS)
