Hyderabad Police arrests five GST officials for Rs 46 crore refund fraud

Hyderabad police have arrested five GST officials in seven cases of GST refund fraud involving about Rs 46 crore.

Hyderabad Central Crime Station, Detective Department said on Saturday that it arrested the officials of different circles in the state.The arrests were made in connection with the seven cases registered by CCS against seven bogus electric bike manufacturing



companies.

The arrested include Peetala Swarna Kumar, Deputy Commissioner, GST, Nalgonda Division, Kelam Venu Gopal, Assistant Commissioner (State Taxes), Abids Circle, Podila Viswa Kiran, Assistant Commissioner (State Taxes), Madhapur-1 Circle, Vemavarapu Venkata Ramana, Deputy State Tax Officer, GST, Madhapur-II Circle and Marri Mahitha, Senior Assistant, Madhapur-III Circle.