Varanasi: Azamgarh Police on Wednesday arrested a man accused of the registration of a fake firm using forged documents and invoices to claim input tax credit and cause an estimated revenue loss of around Rs 5.12 crore.
Police registered the case under Sections 319(2), 318(4), 338, 336(3), and 340(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita at Sidhari police station. The police team led by SI Murari Mishra arrested the accused Vikas Rathore (21), a resident of Sitapur district.
Forged documents were used to generate fake GST bills and fraudulently claim input tax credit, according to the complaint. The case was registered at Sidhari police station following a complaint by Rajiv Lal Asthana, senior assistant at the state tax office, deputy commissioner, state tax, Azamgarh Division.
He was taken into custody and produced before the court in compliance with Supreme Court and Human Rights Commission guidelines.