GST officials unearths over Rs 15 crore during raid in various places of Odisha

Jajpur: The Goods and Services Tax (GST) department raid unearths over Rs 15 crore during raid at 15 places in Odisha.

According to reports, ten teams of the officials of the Directorate General of GST Intelligence (DGGI) conducted raids in 15 places including Jajpur, Chandikhol and Bhubaneswar yesterday. The officials conducted raid following allegations of evading crores of taxes in the mining operations by the mines owner under the supervision of Directorate General of GST Intelligence Debasish Sahoo.

During the raid, the GST department have seized important documents, according to the sources.

Yesterday, in Bhubaneswar, the GST officials conducted raid at HIG C5, informed the sources. They were examining different documents to know about the tax evasion.

The central officers conducted surprise raid to check the balance sheets and other business documents of the concerned companies as part of the alleged tax evasion investigation.

Earlier, GST officials had carried out multiple raids on the premises linked to a BJD leader in Nayagarh district on April 3. And on March 29, they had also raided a reputed private coaching centre in Bhubaneswar. On March 3, the department also conducted simultaneous raids at four places in Cuttack city of Odisha.