The Commercial Tax authorities have arrested Kailash Bishnoi from Jalore, Rajasthan, for orchestrating a large-scale fake GST registration scam involving bogus Input Tax Credit (ITC) claims worth crores.
According to Commercial Tax Additional Director Chandrashekhar Naik, Bishnoi created fake GST registrations and bank accounts by fabricating Aadhaar cards. Using these fraudulent entities, he facilitated fictitious transportation of metal scraps by raising fake tax invoices amounting to several hundred crores.
Bishnoi allegedly created over 17 fake companies in Karnataka alone, declaring a turnover exceeding Rs208 crore. Through these transactions, he claimed ITC worth Rs39 crore, which was later passed on to manufacturers in exchange for commission.
The Bengaluru East police and Commercial Tax department had been tracking this operation since 2023. The scam came to light when Bishnoi attempted to open a bank account in Murugesh Palya, Jeevan Bima Nagar using a fake Aadhaar card. The suspicious bank manager promptly alerted the JB Nagar police, leading to Bishnoi’s arrest.
Investigations are ongoing to identify other beneficiaries and extend the probe into this fraudulent network.
