Gautam Budh Nagar, Feb. 28 -- The Special Task Force (STF) of Noida has arrested a key accused carrying a cash reward of Rs 50,000 in connection with a Rs 15,000 crore Goods and Services Tax (GST) scam. The accused, identified as Baldev, was apprehended from his residence in Hisar, Haryana, with the assistance of the local police.
According to Additional Superintendent of Police (STF) Rajkumar Mishra, the accused had been absconding for a long time and was wanted in three cases registered under fraud and the Gangster Act at Sector 20 police station and other police stations under the Gautam Buddh Nagar Commissionerate. A reward of Rs 50,000 had been announced for his arrest.
The STF team, acting on specific inputs about his presence at hi...