Archive · 22 Jul 2026
Five arrested in Rs 5.5 crore GST refund scam
Five people, including three government officials and two private individuals, have been arrested in New Delhi.
They are accused of a scam where they wrongly got back around Rs 5.50 crore in taxes they shouldn't have.
The officials were supposed to check and approve these tax refunds, but they didn't follow the rules.
The Anti-Corruption Branch found out about this and arrested them.
Five people, including three government officials, were arrested for a GST refund scam.
The scam involved wrongful refunds totaling Rs 5.50 crore.
The accused include GST Officer Ajit Singh, GST Inspector Atal Bhardwaj, and Lower Division Clerk Himanshu Malik.
Two private persons, Ajay Kumar and Ashish Mishra, were also arrested.
The case was registered by the Department of Trade and Taxes over irregularities in GST refund claims.
- Who
- Three officials of the Delhi government's Department of Trade and Taxes and two private persons
- What
- Arrested for alleged GST refund fraud involving Rs 5.50 crore
- When
- Tuesday
- Where
- New Delhi
- Why
- For alleged irregularities in the processing and sanction of GST refund claims
Government Officials
Private Persons
Role in the Scam
Government Officials
Three government officials were involved in processing and sanctioning the fraudulent GST refunds.
Private Persons
Two private persons were involved in the scam, likely as beneficiaries of the fraudulent refunds.
- Amount Involved
- Rs 5.50 crore
- Agency Involved
- Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB)
- Department Involved
- Department of Trade and Taxes
- Date of Arrest
- Tuesday
- Accused Officials
- Ajit Singh, Atal Bhardwaj, Himanshu Malik
- Accused Private Persons
- Ajay Kumar, Ashish Mishra