Gujarat: Dahod scrap dealer arrested for Rs 22 crore GST evasion

VADODARA: A Dahod-based scrap dealer was arrested by the central goods and services tax (CGST), Vadodara-II officials for evading taxes worth Rs 22.73 crore. The scrap dealer Badri Prasad Dubey was arrested on Thursday.
According to the GST officials, Dubey is proprietor of Siddhi Vinayak Trading company and also associated with five other firms. “All these firms purchase scrap from the railways and are engaged in trading and manufacturing of scrap,” GST officials said.
The accused didn’t pay GST on the outward supply and also passed on input tax credit (ITC) that wasn’t paid to the government.
Of the Rs 22.73 crore GST that Dubey evaded, GST officials have recovered Rs 6.73 crore during investigation. This is the second businessman to be arrested by the GST in last three days.
On Tuesday, Bharuch-based Dilip Jain, who operated multi-level marketing schemes, was arrested for evading GST worth Rs 70 crore.
He didn’t have GST registration and never paid taxes for his business.