LUCKNOW, June 3 -- The Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF) has arrested two wanted members of an interstate GST fraud racket accused of creating bogus firms and generating fake invoices and e-way bills to facilitate fraudulent input tax credit (ITC) claims and large-scale GST evasion, senior STF officials said in a press note shared on Tuesday. The officials said the accused, Saurabh Agrawal and Ajit Kumar, carrying rewards of Rs.50,000 each, were arrested from Hari Nagar in West Delhi on Monday in connection with a case registered at Kotwali Khalilabad police station in Sant Kabir Nagar district. According to the STF, the duo was part of a syndicate that used forged documents to register shell companies, issue fake invoices and e-way bills, and file fraudulent GST returns. These documents were allegedly supplied to genuine businesses to help them claim wrongful input tax credit, causing significant revenue losses to the government. The STF said two co-accused were arrested in the case in February, while Agrawal and Kumar had been absconding. During questioning, the accused allegedly admitted to operating multiple bogus firms in Delhi and neighbouring areas, using circular trading and manipulated banking transactions to create a facade of genuine business activity. Investigators said the network facilitated GST evasion worth several crore rupees. Two mobile phones were recovered from their possession. Further legal action is being taken by the investigating officer of the case. htc...