The Balanagar Special Operations Team busted a racket involving two persons who allegedly impersonating and cheated people by masquerading as GST officials.
Police said they made people invest in business transactions promising them that items such as gold, cement, steel and liquor were given without GST to gain extra profits. The accused persons reportedly carried out transactions with 18 victims to the tune of ₹28 crores.
The accused, 57 year-old Burujukindi Narayana Goud of Rajanna Sircilla district and 37-year-old Merugu Shailaja of Warangal district, used to pose as GST officials and approach people and lure them into getting gold and other expensive items seized by the customs department at lower prices.
Reportedly, the team seized three mobile phones, a car, ATM cards and Rs 20,000 cash. Further, a case has been registered by the police.
Speaking to the media, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Balanagar) G Sandeep said that the duo would collect huge amounts from their victims and escape.
“After convincing the business people, they would collect huge amounts of money and dupe them. They also collected money from people on the pretext of arranging jobs in GST and other government departments,” said the official.
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