Thane businessman sent to 14-day judicial custody for issuing fake bills

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Thane businessman sent to 14-day judicial custody for issuing fake bills

March 06, 2022
Updated: 03:00 pm

Thane businessman sent to 14-day judicial custody for issuing fake bills

Mumbai, March 5 : The Central Goods and Services Tax (CGST) department has arrested a Thane-based footwear businessman for issuing fake invoices to the tune of Rs 85 crore to evade tax. After being produced in court, the accused was sent to 14-day judicial custody. On the basis of an input, the CGST department initiated an inquiry against Corvette Tradelink Pvt Ltd, a Mumbai-based firm. In the preliminary inquiry, the CGST officials found that the firm was allegedly involved in tax evasion by issuing fake bills. A source said the firm issued bills in the name of a fake Delhi-based firm. "We arrested the director of the firm on Thursday who was produced before a concerned court, which remanded him to 14-day judicial custody," said a GST official. /IANS

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