Overview
- DGGI’s Delhi Zone uncovered about ₹645 crore in ineligible Input Tax Credit routed through 229 dummy firms, arrested alleged kingpin Mukesh Sharma, and seized 162 phones, 44 digital signatures and over 200 cheque books.
- In Cyberabad’s separate probe, two suspects were held over a ₹11.79 crore ITC racket that used 10 fake GST registrations, 52 shell entities and 405 bogus e‑waybills across eight states, with the alleged mastermind ‘Abdullah’ and two others still absconding.
- Maharashtra Cyber added two arrests in a ₹58.13 crore ‘digital arrest’ case and traced roughly 20,000 mule bank accounts across 13 layers used to move victims’ funds.
- Belagavi City Police shut an international call centre operation, arresting 33 people accused of impersonating US officials and forcing payments via gift cards, while seizing 37 laptops and 37 mobile phones.
- Further actions included Kadapa police arresting 12 over a digital‑arrest ring with cash and banking kits seized, Cyberabad securing 42 refund orders totaling ₹21.98 lakh for victims, and Delhi Police arresting two in separate investment and crypto-related scams worth over ₹50 lakh.