Maharashtra: Thane businessman duped of Rs 4.5 cr in GST fraud

A 60yearold Thane businessman was allegedly duped of Rs 45 crore by a man who carried out transactions through his company and evaded payment of Goods and Services Tax GST police said on Monday reported news agency PTIBased on a complaint the police registered a case under sections 3184 cheating 336 forgery and other relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and IT Act against the accused identified as Salman an official saidHe said the accused offered to purchase the Thane businessmans company in December 2024 and obtained documents of his firm its GST number and password reported PTIThe official said the accused subsequently changed the complainants login details in the GST file and the email ID and mobile number linked with his GST accountWith the help of fake and fabricated documents Salman made business transactions amounting to Rs 25 crore in the name of the victims company and evaded the payment of GST amounting to Rs 45 crore the official said reported PTIHe said a probe is underway and no arrest has been madeMan cheated of Rs 398 lakh by woman he met on matrimonial site in Thane districtIn another case A 35yearold man from Maharashtras Thane district was allegedly duped of Rs 398 lakh by a woman he met on a matrimonial site after she lured him to invest in Forex trading police said on Sunday reported PTIBased on a complaint by the Kalyanbased businessman the police on Friday registered a case under section 318 4 cheating and other relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Information Technology Act an official said reported PTIHe said the complainant got acquainted with the accused on a matrimonial site and during their conversation on WhatsApp she lured him to invest in Forex trading through a company and provided him with a linkThe accused woman assured him of income in USD and made him invest Rs 398 lakh between March 15 and April 25 the official said reported PTIWhen the complainant did not get any returns on his investment he realised he had been conned and approached the police he said adding that a probe is underwayFour booked for cheating Bhiwandi businessman of Rs 224 lakhMeanwhile a case has been registered against four persons for allegedly cheating a businessman of Rs 224 lakh in Maharashtras Thane district police said on Sunday reported PTIBased on a complaint the Bhiwandi police on May 7 registered a case against one Manzoor alias Raja Khan Abul Kalam Yaar Mohammad and Hidan Mohammad under relevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code for the fraud that took place in 2020 an official said reported PTIThe official said the complainant Awaral Mohammad Rafiq Mohammed had entered into a partnership with Khan in 2020 to deal in used vehicles and later Kalam joined the venture reported PTIBetween June 2022 and February 2023 they purchased damaged vehicles worth more than Rs 47 lakh from Gujarat for resale and repair and the complainant invested Rs 2244 lakh in the business he saidAccording to the FIR the accused allegedly sold the stock to third parties without informing the complainant and siphoned off the proceedsThe complainant has claimed that he was assaulted and threatened and the accused also took away his motorcycle the official said adding that the matter is under investigationWith inputs from PTIatOptionskeyd0ddb8ef8f1a62a8cdd22fac27fc5ea7formatiframeheight90width728params