A shocking revelation has been made during the interrogation of the accused of making fake Aadhar and PAN cards from E-Mitra in Shramikpura of Masuria under Devnagar Police Station in Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The accused not only made 240 fake Aadhar-PAN cards and fake seals of government departments and officers in 22 states of the country, but also committed a GST scam of Rs 524 crore. Out of Rs 540 crore, GST claim of Rs 278 crore has been made and the remaining Rs 246 crore GST input pass was made on.
arrested them
Deputy Commissioner of Police (West) Rajarshi Raj Verma said that in this case, Niharika e-mitra operator Praveen Panwar, resident of Masuria UIT Colony and Saddam Hussain, resident of Narayan Nagar in Shobhavton ki Dhani were arrested. After interrogating them, it was found that a big gang was active.
After investigating various aspects, the DST and Cyber Cell, under the leadership of Police Station Officer Somkaran, arrested Kishan Singh, Ranveer Singh, Gajendra Singh, residents of Bhatiyan Ki Dhani in Padsala, Osian, Chailaram Meghwal, resident of Sanwat Kuan Khurd in Bawdi Tehsil and Amit Bhati, resident near Kumharon Ki Bagechi in Masuria.
Other accused on remand
Praveen and Saddam have been sent to jail. Other accused are on remand. Kishan Singh, Ranveer and Gajendra have been taken to another state for investigation. Cyber Cell Head Constable Prem Chaudhary and DST Constable Dalaram played a special role in uncovering the network.
FIR registered taking suo motu cognizance
Also present were Boranada police station in-charge Shakeel Ahmed, Bhagat ki Kothi police station in-charge Rajiv Bhadu, SI Pintu Kumar, Chamna Ram, ASI Hiraram, head constable Sunil Bishnoi, Omaram etc. On getting to know about fake Aadhar cards and making of companies, Devnagar police station took suo motu cognizance and registered an FIR on June 20. A letter has been written to blacklist Praveen’s e-mitra.
Have claimed Rs 278 crore GST
The gang of accused issued fake bills worth crores of rupees. 240 fake firms were created in 22 states. GST worth Rs 524 crore was evaded. Out of this, claims worth Rs 278 crore were taken. GST input worth Rs 246 crore was passed on. The accused identified 44 out of 240 firms with the help of email ID, PAN card and mobile number. The other 196 firms were identified on the basis of other databases.
GST department canceled registrations
Out of 240 firms, GST registration of 152 has been cancelled by the GST department of the respective states. Out of 29 companies in Rajasthan, GST registration of 16 has been cancelled. A total of 18 firms were registered in Jodhpur. Out of these, GST registration of 9 firms has already been cancelled. Tax Anti-Aviation Branch of Central GST Jodhpur visited the addresses of 8 firms on 19 June, but the company operations were not found.
Fake firms were created in these states
The gang committed irregularities in Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Delhi, Chhattisgarh, Daman and Diu, Goa, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and West Bengal.
From Aadhaar card to firm registration, everything is fake
Praveen Panwar used to make fake Aadhar and PAN cards by using fake seal and signature at e-mitra. With this, fake current accounts were opened in the bank. He used to get SIM cards with fake documents and even get GST registration of the firm done by creating fake email ID and fake company. This firm existed only on documents.
Search for master mind, two CAs also involved
Many revelations were made during interrogation of accused Praveen and Saddam. Accused Amit has a pawn shop near Geeta Bhawan, where fake seals of officers of many departments were made. The other four accused had made fake Aadhar cards and handed them over after taking them to Mumbai. The role of CS along with two CAs of Mumbai and Kolkata has also come to light in making the fake company.