India, April 17 -- The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Tuesday booked a sales tax officer (STO) for allegedly allowing fake Goods and Services Tax (GST) refunds of Rs.4.69 crore to a company without verification. The irregularities came to the fore following an internal inquiry by the state GST department.

The accused, Gajanan Lad, 59, is serving working as an STO in the State GST Department in Mazgaon. He was booked along with Intercrib Market, whose returns were allegedly fraudulently cleared by the STO in _____ (the year). According to the ACB officials, when Lad was posted in Ghatkopar in _______, he connived with the Intercrib Market to provide them with a refund. The company had also allegedly forged rent agreements to obtain a GST...