New Delhi: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Delhi Police has registered an FIR on the complaint of a New Delhi resident who alleged that his PAN and identity details were used to create a GST registration and operate a business he had no knowledge of, with reported outward supplies worth Rs 79.4 crore.
“While preparing and filing my income-tax return for 2025-26 and examining my annual information statement (AIS), I discovered that a GST registration and a substantial GST-related commercial trail had been linked to my PAN without my knowledge or consent. Police said a prima facie case was made out under sections 319(2) (cheating by personation), 318(4) (cheating), 336(3) (forgery), 340(2) (using a forged document or electronic record as genuine) and 61(2) (criminal conspiracy) of BNS. Because i have never applied for, owned, controlled or operated any such business,” the complainant told police, the discovery was wholly unexpected.
The complainant told police that he had never authorised anyone to use his PAN, identity particulars, photograph, address, mobile number, email credentials or any other KYC documents for creating or operating a business in Maharashtra.