Officers of the Uttarakhand GST headquarters carried out a raid and unearthed a tax evasion racket worth over Rs 20 lakh several lakhs of rupees, allegedly run in collusion with joint commissioner-level officials.
“The state tax headquarters had been constantly receiving information and complaints that transporters were bringing goods to Haldwani in the Kumaon region while evading taxes,” a senior official from the headquarters said.
“One of these transporters was also reported to have the patronage and support of a senior departmental officer at the level of joint commissioner,” he said.
Officials said that this hindered any major action against this transporter at the local level.
The state GST headquarters, then, decided to take action against the transporters on its own. “Teams from Rudrapur raided two transport companies in Haldwani early this week,” sources said.
They added that in a highly confidential manner, under heavy police security, two departmental teams from outside
