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Kochi (Kerala) [India], March 12 (ANI): Kerala gold smuggling case accused Sandeep Nair has alleged that some Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials had pressurised him to name Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan in the case.
This was revealed in a letter that he sent to Ernakulam District Sessions Judge. The three-paged letter came out on Friday.
He alleged in the letter, The ED officials forced me to also name the son of a senior politician in the controversial case. The officials offered me help to get bail and other matters if I act as per their demand.
GST officers arrest 357 persons since mid-Nov for fake invoice fraud
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Since mid-November, 3,500 cases have been booked and 10,400 fake GSTIN entities have been unearthed by GST intelligence and Central GST officers so far.
GST officers have arrested 357 persons, including 12 chartered accountants, in about four months as part of its drive against fake invoices to check tax evasion, sources said on Tuesday.
Since mid-November, 3,500 cases have been booked and 10,400 fake GSTIN entities have been unearthed by GST intelligence and Central GST officers so far.
Out of the 357 persons arrested so far, at least four persons have been booked under COFEPOSA (Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act). The authorities also have recovered around Rs 1,125 crore from them, sources added.
The Directorate General of GST Intelligence (DGGI) and the CGST Commissionerates have so far arrested 357 persons, including 12 chartered accountants, one company secretary and an advocate, in the ongoing nationwide drive against fake GST .
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