Jammu & Kashmir - CST, GST fraud

The Crime Branch Tuesday presented a challan before the Court of Passenger Tax against the proprietors of the transport company for subjecting State exchequer by using fraudulently obtained Centre Sales Tax and General Sales Tax numbers.

The SSP Crime said that a case was registered in Crime Branch Kashmir in connection with production of fake documents for obtaining registration from sales tax department and subsequent misuse of CST, GST numbers for fraudulent import of goods from outside State to evade tax.

He said the investigation of the case revealed that Reyaz Ahmad Lone of Ishbar Nishat applied before sales tax authorities for registration of firm Hanaan Traders and his brother Showkat Ahmad Lone arranged the requisite documents. Against which CST, GST numbers were allotted to the firm.

However, the identification certificate later on verification proved to be fake and it was established.  The official said that Showkat hatched a conspiracy with proprietors of a transport company Akash Goods Carrier and imported goods worth Rs 12093213 from outside the state. The proprietors of the transport company Muhammad Ashraf Dar of Gopalpora Chadoora and Muhammad Ibrahim Chesti of Lal Bazar Srinagar in league with Showkat Lone imported goods worth Rs 12093213 and subjected the State exchequer to a loss  of lakhs of rupees.