Auraiya, Feb. 24 -- In a major crackdown on tax evasion, police in Uttar Pradesh's Auraiya district have busted an organized gang involved in creating fake GST firms to siphon off crores of rupees in tax revenue. Four accused have been arrested in connection with the case.
Superintendent of Police Abhishek Bharti, addressing a press conference at the Kotwali police station on Tuesday, identified the arrested individuals as Shyam Sundar Paswan, Ashok Kumar Paswan, Mahavir Sharan alias Pahadiya, and Vimal Kumar.
During searches, police recovered two laptops, eight Android mobile phones, nine keypad phones, eight bank passbooks, seven debit cards, 11 registers, 12 Aadhaar cards, 20 SIM cards, and Rs 6,000 in cash from the accused.
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