DGGI arrests Orange Transport MD, another businessman in ₹50-crore GST evasion cases

The Directorate General of GST Intelligence (DGGI), Hyderabad zonal unit arrested Congress party’s Balkonda Assembly In-charge and Orange Passenger Transport managing director Sunil Kumar, along with Trillion Lead Factory managing director N. Chethan, in connection with separate cases of alleged Goods and Services Tax GST) evasion.

A senior official from the department told The Hindu that the arrests followed intelligence inputs on organised GST evasion networks operating across sectors.

According to the officials, Sunil Kumar allegedly collected ₹28.24 crore as GST but failed to remit the amount to the government even three months after the due date.

In a separate case, Mr. Chethan is accused of orchestrating a fake Input Tax Credit (ITC) racket involving transactions worth ₹22 crore.

Both were arrested under the provisions of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017. The DGGI said further investigation is underway.