GST frauds multiply: Officials grapple with widespread evasion, complex scams

An auto rickshaw driver in Pune and a fake company registered in his name were at the heart of an elaborate Goods and Services Tax (GST) scam unearthed by the Directorate General of GST Intelligence (DGGI) authorities last week involving an amount of Rs 5,000-Rs 8,000 crore. The accused in the fraud are alleged to have registered as many as 246 fake GST firms to commit the multi-crore fraud. Using…