Ludhiana, Sep 18 (PTI) Acting on specific intelligence, officers of the Central Goods and Services Tax (CGST) Commissionerate, Ludhiana, conducted multiple search operations here and unearthed a massive fake GST invoice racket worth Rs 455 crore, an official statement said on Thursday.

Three related firms were involved in availing bogus invoices and utilized ineligible Input Tax Credit (ITC) worth Rs 69.41 crores to set off their GST liabilities.

Following the search operations, two individuals -- a man and his son, who were operating and controlling these firms -- were arrested under the provisions of Central GST Act, 2017 and later sent to judicial custody.

The investigation is ongoing to uncover the full extent of the network and identify other entities involved, the statement said. PTI SUN MR

Fake GST billing: probe into iron and steel sector racket uncovers bogus invoices, arrests, and misuse of input tax credit. Allegations concern a large-scale racket in the iron and steel sector involving generation and use of fake GST invoices to claim and set off inadmissible tax credits; multiple related firms availed and utilized ineligible Input Tax Credit through bogus documents, prompting coordinated search operations, arrests of two primary operators under the Central GST framework, and an ongoing investigation to map the network and quantify misclaimed credits.