{"id":25741,"date":"2022-02-24T00:13:40","date_gmt":"2022-02-23T18:43:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tradebrains.in\/features\/gj-gst-arrest\/"},"modified":"2022-02-24T08:14:53","modified_gmt":"2022-02-24T02:44:53","slug":"gj-gst-arrest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tradebrains.in\/features\/gj-gst-arrest\/","title":{"rendered":"Gujarat private firm chairman held  in Rs 762-crore GST fraud"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"trade-content_2\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\" id=\"trade-34491944\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/tradebrains.in\/get\/telegram\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-101992\" src=\"https:\/\/tradebrains.in\/features\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/telegram-channel-300x119.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"148\" height=\"59\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAqBwgKMN3Epgswxc--Aw?hl=en-IN&amp;gl=IN&amp;ceid=IN%3Aen\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-123430\" src=\"https:\/\/tradebrains.in\/features\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/follow-on-google-news-300x82.png\" alt=\"follow-on-google-news\" width=\"222\" height=\"61\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tradebrains.in\/features\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/follow-on-google-news-300x82.png 300w, https:\/\/tradebrains.in\/features\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/follow-on-google-news-150x41.png 150w, https:\/\/tradebrains.in\/features\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/follow-on-google-news.png 468w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 222px) 100vw, 222px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><p>Ahmedabad, Feb 23 (PTI) The chairman of a  Bhavnagar-based firm was arrested on Wednesday by the state Goods and Services Tax (GST) department with the help of the Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) in a case of using fake invoices of Rs 762 crore to claim fraudulent input tax credit of Rs 137 crore.<\/p><div class=\"trade-content_7\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\" id=\"trade-3013385619\"><!-- Composite Start --> \r\n <div id=\"M923760ScriptRootC1549812\"> \r\n <\/div> \r\n <script src=\"https:\/\/jsc.mgid.com\/t\/r\/tradebrains.in.1549812.js\" async> \r\n <\/script> \r\n <!-- Composite End --><\/div>\n<p>The state GST department took the help of the ATS to arrest the chairman of Bhavnagar-based Madhav Copper Ltd, Nilesh Patel, who had managed to escape after hitting a vehicle of GST officials when they tried to arrest him on an earlier occasion, the department said in a release.<\/p>\n<p>He was accused of causing loss to the state treasury by issuing Rs 762 crore of fake invoices to receive Rs 137 crore in fraudulent input tax credit, the release said.<\/p>\n<p>The state GST department had unearthed the fraud in July last year and arrested several persons in this regard, while Patel was absconding, it said.<\/p><div class=\"trade-content_5\" id=\"trade-3872678364\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4023722985638610\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- in_content_2_news -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4023722985638610\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7925020301\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><\/div>\n<p>His properties were seized and a court had issued summons against him which he did not respond to, the release said.<\/p>\n<p>The businessman had escaped during an earlier effort to arrest him on February 20, 2022, the GST department said.<\/p>\n<p>The department then approached the ATS, which arrested him from Ahmedabad.<\/p>\n<p>In raids conducted last year in the company&#8217;s premises, offices and residences of its directors, the state GST had seized several incriminating documents, including digital data.<\/p>\n<p>The Supreme Court had on February 11, 2022, dismissed Patel&#8217;s anticipatory bail plea and granted him one week protection from arrest.<\/p>\n<p>A sessions court had also dismissed his plea for regular bail.<\/p><div class=\"trade-content-10\" id=\"trade-1028778102\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4023722985638610\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- in_content_3_news -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4023722985638610\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"2969612066\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><\/div>\n<p>When the state GST officials tried to arrested him earlier, he escaped after hitting their vehicle and injuring an official in the process. 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