Resources in the commercial tax department said the accused had created 17 false companies in Karnataka, which showed the total turn of Crore 208. Photo Credit: Getty Images/Istockphoto
Karnataka’s commercial taxes discovered the GST missile for more countries and arrested a “false account merchant” based in Rajasthan, which allegedly facilitated fictitious tax credit (ITC) in the area of 39 crore under manufacturers (GST) through false companies in Karnataka.
According to sources in commercial taxes, a fake business trader Kailash Bishnoi, the resident of the Jalore district in Rajasthan, was taken into custody on Tuesday in Bengalur in Bengalur.
17 False Firms
Sources of the department said Bishnoi created 17 false companies in the carnation that demonstrated the total turn of Crore 208, based on some manufacturers handed over to almost 39 GBP Crore ITC. Sources have noted that the Crore 39 GBP is only a financial burden caused only by Bishnoi only on Karnataka.
Bishnoi was involved in creating false GST and bank account registrations by Aadhaar Cards using which tax invoices were issued to the melody of several Crores to facilitate fictitious movement of goods in metal scrap and facilitate the claim to false ITC recipients.
The investigation of the case learned to reveal that he worked in Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Telangana, Andhr Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, creating false companies and issuing tax invoices in connection with his team members. The total quantum of fraud would be much higher if losses caused to other countries were taken into account, the officials explained.
The arrest of his co -worker Rohit, aka Rohtash in December 2024 and the assembly of several incriminating materials and digital evidence that shows their crime, eventually resulted in the officials of the Bishnoi ministry.
Many fake documents
In September 2023, the accused, together with his accomplice, tried to open 10 bank accounts by providing false names, cards Aadhaar and cards at the Mugeshpalya Bank branch in Bengalur. The bank’s branch manager noticed this and filed a complaint with Jeevan Bima Nagar.
The Bengaluru East Police and the commercial tax department visited Rajasthan twice watched Bishnoi in the last six months. However, he remained elusive when he was in constant movement, changing the location in several countries, and using 14 mobile phone numbers avoided tracking, sources said.
In the end, he was arrested on Tuesday by ordering a special court for economic crimes, Bengaluru, and got into custody for further investigation. The officers of the commercial tax department continue to investigate and analyze their actions from different angles.
Ninth such a case
By the way, this is the ninth such case that has been watched by the department of commercial taxes in Karnataka over the past 15 months, which continues to persecute against such crimes to ensure fair taxation and ensure the interests of the state and its honorary taxpayers.
Published – 8 July 2025 21:11
