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Oppo mobiles Maharashtra manager nabbed for Rs 19cr GST fraud
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IANS | 23 Mar, 2023
The CGST Bhiwandi, Thane unit has arrested an Accounts and Finance
Manager of Oppo Mobiles India Pvt. Ltd. for alleged fraudulent availment
of input tax credit to the tune of Rs 19 crore on fake invoices from a
non-existent supplier, an official said here on Wednesday.
The
CGST sleuths swooped on the Oppo office and presented the Manager,
identified as Mahendra Kumar Rawat, before a court which remanded him to
judicial custody till April 3.
Rawat has been charged under CGST
Act, 2017 Section 69 and 132 based on his confessions pertaining to
committing the irregularities.
The Anti-Evasion Wing of CGST
Bhiwandi learnt during investigations that the Oppo Maharashtra was
indulging in availing fake ITC without receiving any goods from Gain
Hero India Pvt. Ltd., a non-existent (fake) company.
The sleuths verified 16 e-way bills for the purported transactions which turned out to be fake
They
also recorded the statements of transporters and vehicle owners which
revealed that there was no supply of any goods to Oppo Maharashtra. The
Oppo mobiles manufacturing global giant is headquartered in Dongguan,
China.
The manager Rawat, who is also the authorised signatory,
has emerged as the main person who played a key role in availing the
fraudulent ITC amounting to over Rs 19 crore against the invoices of
more than Rs 107 crore issued by the non-existent supplier, Gain Hero
India Pvt. Ltd, without receiving the goods, said the CGST.
The
CGST Commissioner Bhiwandi, Sumit Kumar said that this case was part of a
special drive launched by the Mumbai Zone against tax fraudsters and
evaders, and led to 24 arrests in the past 18 months.
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