Sambalpur: There has been a mega GST raid in Sambalpur city of Odisha, said reliable reports in this regard on Wednesday. The raid is being conducted in two places further reports specified.
Reports say that the raid is underway in the godown and the house of a private plywood company owner. The raid is being conducted due to allegations of alleged non-payment of Goods and Services Tax (GST) by the businessman.
The GST raid in Sambalpur is being conducted by three teams of the Commercial Tax (CT) and GST in two places. Further detailed updates on this development is awaited.
Recently on June 9, the Commercial Tax (CT) and Goods and Service Tax (GST) Enforcement team had conducted a raid at a private company in the Manguli area of Odisha’s Cuttack district.
The private company has been identified as a transport company at Manguli Chakka of the district. The raid was conducted over suspicion of non-filing of Goods and Service tax on the stated annual turnover ratio. Nearly 20 officials were engaged in the raid.
Sources said that the enforcement team has reportedly seized various important documents of the agency and is verifying them to ascertain whether the company avoided paying the GST.