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The Crime Investigation Department (CID) is getting ready to interrogating some of the officials of the commercial taxes department including the former Chief Secretary Somesh Kumar in connection with a GST scam. The case which lies in financial impropriety in the department was first registered by
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Former Chief Secretary Somesh Kumar, along with several officials from the commercial taxes department and staff involved in a project with IIT-Hyderabad, are under CID scrutiny.
The fraud involves Big Leap Technologies, reportedly a manpower supplier, which allegedly passed on Input Tax Credit (ITC) worth Rs 25.51 crore without paying corresponding taxes to the government, contributing to a Rs 1,400 crore GST evasion.
IIT-Hyderabad was commissioned by the commercial taxes department to implement software aimed at detecting tax divergences. A project related to this software is central to the fraud.
A WhatsApp group named "Special Initiatives" was used for communication regarding the project. This group included Somesh Kumar, other officials, and a professor from IIT-Hyderabad.
The CID is re-registering cases and plans to interrogate department staff to uncover the extent of alleged collusion and negligence, aiming to shed light on the misconduct.
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