India, April 27 -- Petpooja & The Trail Of Missing Bills

India's restaurant tech ecosystem is under scrutiny, as tax officials have uncovered evidence of eateries erasing bills to evade taxes. In the crosshairs of tax officials is PetPooja, a provider of SaaS-based POS solutions for restaurants, for allegedly enabling restaurants to manipulate their sales data. 

The Vanishing Act: What began as a probe into popular biryani chains in Hyderabad quickly snowballed into a nationwide crackdown. GST and income tax officials have so far raided nearly 100 restaurants across 45 cities, uncovering a pattern of concealed sales. In Punjab alone, officials estimate that over Rs.5,000 Cr in sales was scrubbed from digital ledgers, with more case...