JHANSI: Police have arrested a wanted accused from New Delhi involved in a large-scale GST fraud racket and sent him to judicial custody after producing him before the court on Thursday.The arrested accused has been identified as Virendra Kumar (39), a resident of Rohini in Delhi, originally from Sirsa, Haryana, who is an IT expert. He was wanted in connection with a case registered at Navabad police station under various sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) related to fraud, forgery and financial irregularities.According to police officials, the case was initially registered on the complaint of GST officer Anil Kumar Yadav here on Aug 10, 2025. The complaint alleged that fake firms were created using forged documents to obtain GST registration and carry out bogus supply, sale and circular trading to fraudulently claim and pass on input tax credit (ITC), causing significant loss to govt revenue.During investigation, it was found that firms including DK Enterprises, Grasim Industries and KJ Enterprises were involved in fake transactions without any actual supply of goods. Through these activities, outward transactions worth Rs5.38 crore were shown and fraudulent ITC amounting to over Rs1 crore was passed on.Further probe revealed that in June 2025 alone, purchases worth Rs5.53 crore were falsely declared from a firm named Shyam Ji Traders, and ITC of over Rs1.02 crore (CGST and SGST combined) was claimed in GSTR-3B returns.ASP Areeba Nomaan said these firms were registered using fake documents and mobile numbers. During the arrest, officials seized two mobile phones, two laptops and 39 SIM cards, which were allegedly used in the operation.During interrogation, Kumar confessed that he procured SIM cards which he used to get by mainly luring drug addicts through acquaintances in the outskirts of Delhi by paying around Rs300 per SIM. These SIMs were then used to register fake companies along with his associates, identified as Ishu and Sarkar, who are currently absconding. The group allegedly used these shell firms to manipulate GST filings and illegally avail tax benefits. Kumar had created 70-80 bogus firms in different parts of the country while showing fake supply chains.Earlier on Wednesday, Kotwali police had arrested Neeraj Ranjan of Samaypur Badli, Delhi in a similar fraud claiming Rs4.5 crore of ITC after showing fraudulent business deals worth Rs24 crore.“Three separate cases were lodged in Nawabad, Kotwali and Prem Nagar police stations by the GST departments on similar frauds and with today’s catch we have been able to crack all the three cases. We are further looking for involvement of other accused for which police teams have been dispatched at various places”, Nomaan said.
