Archive · 15 Nov 2025
CGST Guwahati Arrests Two in Rs 8.59 Crore Fake Invoice Scam
Imagine some people created fake companies that don't actually sell anything.
Then, they sent out fake bills, like receipts for things that were never bought or sold.
They did this to trick the government and get fake tax money back, which is called GST credit.
The tax police in Guwahati found out about this.
They searched and found two people who admitted to doing this.
They were arrested and sent to jail.
So far, they found that these fake bills caused about 8.59 crore rupees in lost taxes.
The police think there might be even more money involved as they keep investigating.
CGST Guwahati Commissionerate arrested two individuals for involvement in a fake invoice racket.
The scam involved using over 50 suspicious GST registrations to issue fake invoices.
The accused created fake GST registrations for non-existent firms to generate fraudulent invoices.
This scheme aimed to pass-on fraudulent GST credit without any actual supply of goods or services.
Initial investigation revealed a GST evasion of Rs 8.59 crore, with expectations of uncovering more.
- Who
- Two individuals arrested by the Central Goods and Service Tax (CGST), Guwahati Commissionerate
- What
- Arrested for alleged involvement in a fake invoice racket leading to GST evasion.
- When
- Arrested on Friday (November 15), following a search on Thursday.
- Where
- Guwahati
- Why
- To pass-on fraudulent GST credit using fake invoices from non-existent firms.
- Arresting Authority
- CGST Guwahati Commissionerate
- Amount of GST Evasion Detected
- Rs 8.59 crore
- Number of GST Registrations Involved
- Over 50
- Date of Arrests
- Friday (November 15)
- Method of Scam
- Issuing fake invoices without actual supply of goods/services to pass fraudulent GST credit