Officials said the racket involved fraudulent transactions worth ₹410 crore, with wrongful ITC claims estimated at ₹102.5 crore.
The Enforcement Wing (South Zone) of the Commercial Taxes Department, Government of Karnataka, arrested a key accused in a massive inter-State fake input tax credit (ITC) fraud involving transactions worth ₹410 crore.
The arrested, Mohammed Tauqeer alias Mohammad, 42, is alleged to be one of the masterminds behind a network of bogus firms that generated and routed fraudulent ITC across Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, and Tamil Nadu. His associate, Shaik Jakeer Hussain alias Basha, remains absconding.
Published – April 23, 2026 12:21 am IST
