GST Fraud Case: Gujarat Court Places Journalist Mahesh Langa Under Police Custody for Four Days
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New Delhi, Dec 21 (NationPress) Journalist Mahesh Langa was ordered into police custody for four days by a Gujarat court located in Rajkot concerning a Rs 60-lakh GST scam associated with a company known as Parmar Enterprises.
On Friday, the Rajkot Economic Offences Wing transported Langa to the city on a transit remand from Sabarmati jail, where he had been detained due to involvement in fraudulent GST billing cases.
During the court proceedings on Saturday, law enforcement requested Langa’s detention for 14 days, but the judge only approved a four-day remand.
The Economic Offences Wing believed it was essential to interrogate Langa following the questioning of five suspects arrested in relation to an earlier fake billing investigation.
During the interrogation of these five suspects, a company associated with Langa was mentioned, as per police reports.
Recently, Rajkot Police conducted coordinated raids at 14 locations, resulting in actions taken in Bhavnagar, Jamnagar, Ahmedabad, Veraval, Kadi, Mahesana, Gandhinagar, Shapar, Rajkot, leading to the arrest of five individuals.
The EoW's investigation uncovered that the GST scam was orchestrated through a company named Parmar Enterprises, which enabled numerous fraudulent activities linked to GST. This company was established using a counterfeit rental agreement to secure a GST number.
By utilizing this fictitious company, several other entities engaged in the GST fraud. The companies implicated in this illicit activity include Yash Developers, Ikara Enterprises, Civil Plus Engineering, Dhanshree Metal, DA Enterprises, Aryan Associates, Jyoti Infrastructure, Arham Steel, Riddhi Infrastructure, Ashapura Trading, Shiv Milan Plastics, Globetra Impex, Maa Durga Steel, Maruti Nandan Construction, and Lakhubha Nanbha.
These companies participated in fraudulent billing, forgery, the use of counterfeit documents, and false statements, resulting in millions of rupees lost to GST fraud via bogus invoices.
Parmar Enterprises was implicated in GST fraud activities across cities like Mehsana, Junagadh, Gandhinagar, Rajkot, Gir Somnath, and Jamnagar in Gujarat.
Another entity, DA Enterprises, played a significant role in the undisclosed transactions of the scam. This company is also linked to Langa, who has been associated with multiple GST fraud cases.
