Hyderabad, March 12 -- The Commercial Taxes department has reportedly uncovered a GST fraud exceeding Rs 1,000 crore in refunds and input tax credit (ITC) cases after Congress came to the power in Telangana, The Hindu reported.

Senior officials' preliminary desk audits uncovered intentional ITC suppression and fraudulent refunds from the previous regime. Under the leadership of Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy, tax-generating departments were given a free hand to boost tax revenues, leading CT officials to meticulously examine cases.

Currently, a dozen companies are under scrutiny for fraudulent refund cases, with another 51 cases under investigation across the State related to fraudulent ITC. The total turnover reported in the 52 investi...