GST Department Seizes ₹50 Lakh Cash, Fake Invoices, and Digital Devices
Key Points:
- Jamshedpur GST team uncovers ₹250 crore fake billing racket
- Trader Pradeep Kalbeliya arrested from Chas, Bokaro by officials
- ₹50 lakh cash, laptops, mobiles, and documents seized in operation
JAMSHEDPUR – The GST Department in Bistupur, Jamshedpur, has unearthed Jharkhand’s biggest-ever GST fraud worth over ₹250 crore, arresting a businessman identified as Pradeep Kalbeliya from Chas in Bokaro.
Officials confirmed that the accused was involved in generating fake invoices and fraudulent billing networks spread across multiple districts of the state. After interrogation, Kalbeliya was brought to Jamshedpur, where officials recovered more than ₹50 lakh in cash during the raid.
Moreover, the department seized laptops, mobile phones, pen drives, fake invoice books, and several incriminating documents. Multiple bank accounts linked to the scam have been frozen as part of the investigation.
According to Additional Director of GST, Sarthak Saxena, the scam appears to be part of a wider organized network operating across Jharkhand. “There are at least two individuals above him and several below, all involved in fake billing operations,” he said.
After a medical examination at MGM Hospital in Jamshedpur, the accused was sent to jail. Meanwhile, officials indicated that more arrests are likely as the probe expands to other cities.
The department suspects that the racket may have caused significant revenue loss to the state exchequer, marking this as Jharkhand’s largest GST evasion case to date.
