<h1>GST probe finds fake invoices worth Rs 145 crore and alleged Rs 43 crore tax evasion; arrest under Section 69</h1> A GST enforcement unit registered a case alleging issuance of fake GST invoices totalling about Rs 145 crore and alleged tax evasion of about Rs 43 crore, arising from forged GST registrations, fraudulent input tax credit claims and use of shell entities with no genuine operations. Searches recovered mobile devices, forged documents, fictitious identity cards and photographs of non-functional units. One person was arrested under Section 69 of the CGST Act, 2017, produced before the Special Court for Economic Offences for transit remand to Belagavi and then remanded to judicial custody for seven days. Investigation is ongoing.