New Delhi, Nov. 13 -- The Directorate General of GST Intelligence (DGGI), Delhi Zonal Unit, has uncovered a massive case of fraudulent availment and passing of Input Tax Credit (ITC) through a web of 229 dummy GST-registered firms, controlled and operated by a Delhi-based syndicate, according to a statement from Ministry of Finance on Thursday.

Acting on credible intelligence, DGGI officers conducted coordinated search operations at multiple premises across Delhi, unearthing a huge cache of incriminating documents, digital devices, and ledgers that established the operation of non-existent firms engaged in issuing invoices without actual supply of goods or services, the finance ministry said.

"This included 162 mobile phones, probably u...