A large-scale GST evasion racket involving fake firms and fraudulent invoicing in the brick trade has been unearthed by Sambhal Police and GST intelligence authorities. Two individuals, Danish and Zeeshan, have been arrested, while efforts are on to apprehend other members of the syndicate.
According to Superintendent of Police Krishna Kumar Bishnoi, the scam was spearheaded by Kapil Singhal, the alleged mastermind, with Vikas Sharma acting as a middleman. The network systematically exploited the GST system by floating multiple fake entities based in the Sambhal Kotwali area.
Over the past 3–4 years, more than 2,000 truckloads of bricks were moved from local kilns to destinations in Uttarakhand, including Kashipur. However, while each truck carried goods worth Rs1.25 to Rs1.5 lakh, fake invoices were generated for under Rs50,000 to avoid GST liabilities.
“This allowed the group to evade taxes at three critical stages—production, transport, and final delivery,” SP Bishnoi stated.
Danish and Zeeshan played key operational roles, handling logistics and manipulating billing records. The gang used multiple fake firms to fabricate a paper trail, concealing real transactions and consistently avoiding tax compliance.
Both accused have been sent to judicial custody, while investigators are tracing digital and financial records to estimate the full extent of tax evasion and identify other participants in the network.
“This operation is part of our broader effort to dismantle fraud in high-risk sectors,” SP Bishnoi said. “We’re closely working with GST intelligence and other enforcement agencies to bring all culprits to justice.”
