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The state Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Wednesday booked a former sales tax officer from the Goods and Service Tax department for his alleged involvement in submitting forged documents of a private limited company and obtaining a tax refund of over Rs 4.69 crore.
According to the ACB officials, the officer, in collusion with unidentified persons, used a shell company purportedly from Kurla to obtain a GST refund that the company never paid.
The accused was identified as Gajanan Krishna Lad, who retired from service in 2024.
The officials said that Lad, along with his accomplices, allegedly submitted an application for the company Intercrib Market (APC) Pvt. Ltd. seeking a refund for tax they allegedly paid.
“Some unknown individuals submitted fabricated documents and refund applications between June 2021 and February 2022. Lad misused his position in the GST department to approve the application, through which a refund of Rs 4.69 crores was obtained by the company,” an officer said.
However, in 2022, senior GST officials initiated an inquiry after it came to light that multiple shell companies were being used to obtain the refund.
Subsequently, in early 2024, the GST officials approached the state ACB headquarters in Worli, after which the agency launched a probe and identified Lad’s role.
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