Orange Travels MD held for GST evasion

Hyderabad: The Directorate General of GST Intelligence (DGGI), Hyderabad, has intensified enforcement actions against organised GST evasion networks and arrested two key accused on January 6, 2025, as part of a major crackdown. Based on specific intelligence developed through advanced data analytics and inter-agency collaboration, DGGI initiated enforcement action against masterminds involved in large-scale, interstate organised GST fraud rackets, with the aim of dismantling such networks.

As part of the operation, Sunil Kumar, Managing Director of M/s Orange Passenger Transport Pvt Ltd, was arrested for allegedly collecting GST amounting to ₹28.24 crore from customers and failing to deposit the same with the government even after three months from the due date. In a parallel case, Chethan N, Managing Director of M/s Trillion Lead Factory Pvt Ltd, was arrested for allegedly masterminding a fake Input Tax Credit (ITC) fraud to the tune of ₹22 crore.