Kochi, Oct. 2 -- Kerala's Leader of Opposition VD Satheesan has alleged that a gang of fraudsters has committed 'GST fraud' amounting to Rs.1,100 crore in the 2024-25 financial year (FY) by obtaining registrations in the name of common people without their knowledge.

Satheesan claimed that the fraud has led to a loss of Rs.200 crore in GST for the State treasury and accused the LDF government officials of merely cancelling the registrations and not conducting a further probe to bring the accused to light. He demanded a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into it.

"GST registration can be done in anyone's name. Currently, while doing GST registration, you can provide someone else's bank account. In this case, while the reg...