ED attaches Rs 15.41 crore properties in GST input tax credit fraud probe under PMLA; alleged 794 crore fake ITC

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....The Enforcement Directorate's Ranchi unit attached 10 immovable properties valued at Rs 15.41 crore in Kolkata and Howrah under the PMLA, bringing total attachments in a GST input tax credit fraud probe to about Rs 20.70 crore. The investigation, triggered by a DG-GST Intelligence complaint, alleges a syndicate used multiple shell companies across Jharkhand, West Bengal and Odisha to generate bogus GST invoices documenting ITC of roughly Rs 794 crore, sold the forged credits to end-users for commissions of about Rs 67 crore, and laundered proceeds by purchasing assets in relatives' and associates' names; four accused have been arrested.....