India, Jan. 15 -- The Government of India has issued a release:

The Anti-Evasion Branch of the Central Goods & Services Tax (CGST) Delhi South Commissionerate has arrested the key persons for fraudulent availment of ineligible Input Tax Credit (ITC) amounting to approximately Rs.8.52 crore through bogus invoices of Rs.199.90 crore without actual receipt of goods.

Searches on January 12-13, 2026, at the principal place of business, additional sites, and residences uncovered closed/non-existent premises with minimal activity. Statements recorded under Section 70 of CGST Act 2017 revealed the proprietor's father-controlled operations and admitted fake ITC claims.

The persons arrested i.e. proprietor and his father were found to be direct be...