Senior Journalist Arrested in Massive GST Scam

Ahmedabad Crime Branch arrested journalist Mahesh Langa for alleged involvement in a GST scam. Suspicious transactions linked to bogus firms using his family's names prompted the action. Over 200 fraudulent firms are implicated in this nationwide tax evasion conspiracy, causing significant financial losses.

A senior journalist from a prominent Gujarati newspaper has been apprehended by the Ahmedabad Crime Branch for his alleged role in a Goods and Service Tax (GST) scam, authorities revealed on Tuesday.

Mahesh Langa, who was detained after extensive interrogation, is suspected of facilitating fraudulent transactions through fake companies set up under his wife's and father's names, according to Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime) Ajit Rajian.

The investigation stems from an FIR filed against multiple individuals and organizations following the central GST's report of a scheme involving fake firms designed to illicitly secure input tax credit, prompting searches across various Gujarat regions.

(With inputs from agencies.)