Daily wagers duped into aiding Rs 157-cr GST scam in Ludhiana

An accountant in Ludhiana devised an elaborate scheme to fraudulently claim input tax credit (ITC) worth crores from the government. But no crime is perfect and after three years of illicit gains, law enforcement agencies finally caught up with his crime, though the mastermind, Sarabjit Singh, remains absconding. Sarabjit created 20 fake firms in the names of unemployed youth, conducted fraudulent…