Hyderabad, Jan 7 (PTI) Two persons have been arrested in connection with separate cases of alleged GST evasion to the tune of Rs 50 crore, officials said on Wednesday.

The Directorate General of GST Intelligence (DGGI), Hyderabad zonal unit, carried out these arrests on January 6 to sustain pressure on the organised tax fraud network, a release said.

"Sunil Kumar, Managing Director of Orange Passenger Transport Pvt Ltd, was found to have collected Rs 28.24 crore GST and not deposited the same to the Government even after three months from the due date. In another case, Chethan N, Managing Director of Trillion Lead Factory Pvt Ltd, was the 'mastermind' of fake Input Tax Credit to the tune of Rs 22 crore," the release said.

Both were arrested under the provisions of the CGST Act 2017, the release added.

The DGGI said that it intensified enforcement actions against organised GST evasion cases and, based on specific intelligence gathered through data analytics and inter-agency collaborations. Enforcement actions were initiated against the masterminds of organised GST evasion rackets. PTI VVK VVK ADB

GST evasion: arrests for alleged non-deposit of tax and fake input tax credit involving about Rs 50 crore. Allegations involve organised GST evasion of about Rs 50 crore: Sunil Kumar is accused of collecting Rs 28.24 crore GST and failing to deposit it within three months of the due date, while Chethan N is alleged to have masterminded fake Input Tax Credit of about Rs 22 crore. The DGGI Hyderabad conducted intelligence-driven enforcement, using data analytics and inter-agency collaboration, and effected arrests under provisions of the CGST Act, 2017.