LUCKNOW, Sept. 3 -- A first information report (FIR) has been registered at Vikasnagar police station in Lucknow in a major tax fraud case that came to light during the investigation of the state tax department. The case is related to an input tax credit (ITC) scam worth crores of rupees by taking goods and service tax (GST) registration on the basis of fake documents. The complainant, Bhupendra Singh, deputy commissioner state tax, Lucknow, said that a firm named Narayan Enterprises got GST registration done on a fake basis. "This firm was allegedly being operated by one Amit Kumar. The address given by the firm for registration was not found to exist on the spot. During investigation, it was found that another business (a bakery) was being operated at that address. The lease deed and electricity bill related to the same firm also turned out to be suspicious," the complainant stated in the first information report. He further said the departmental investigation revealed that this firm passed on fake input tax credit worth crores by showing bogus supplies between April and June 2025. "Other firms like Akash Vegetable Wholesaler and Shankar Trading also claimed ITC without actual supplies. Fake claims worth more than Rs 3 crore came to light in three months alone. In the investigation report, this entire network was described as a conspiracy of "bogus billing and tax evasion"," he said. The accused have been booked under section 318(4) of the Indian Penal Code 2023. The responsibility of investigation has been handed over to sub-inspector Atul Yadav....