Was Wrong Perfume-Maker Raided? No, Say Officials; Politics Takes Over

The raid on Uttar Pradesh businessman Piyush Jain is not a case of mistaken identity, sources in the agency that investigates GST evasions said after the unearthing of heaps of unaccounted cash from his premises made national headlines.

A team of Directorate General of GST Intelligence (DGGI), Lucknow Unit visited the office and residence of another Kanpur-based businessman late on Tuesday for the verification of tax evasion allegations.

The Directorate General of GST Intelligence (DGGI) on Wednesday concluded the raids at businessman Piyush Jain's residence in Uttar Pradesh's Kannauj.

The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has been roped after the Directorate General of GST Intelligence (DGGI) recovered approximately 23 kg of gold from the factory premises of Kanpur-based businessman Piyush Jain on Monday.

UP IT Raid, Piyush Jain: Tax raids on Uttar Pradesh businessman Piyush Jain, who is part of the perfume industry, have so far recovered Rs 194.45 crore in cash and 23 kg in gold, the Directorate General of GST Intelligence (DGGI) said Monday.

Kanpur businessman Piyush Jain has been arrested for evasion ofGoods and Services Tax.

Directorate General of GST Intelligence (DGGI) Ahmedabad has recovered Rs 10 crore more cash from the factory and residence of perfume businessman Piyush Jain, promotor of Odochem Industries of Kannauj district in Uttar Pradesh, official sources said

The Congress today accused the BJP government of trying to divert the country's attention from real problems like price rise faced by common people to "non-issues" of caste and religion.

Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar today demanded the release of GST compensation to the states for them to reduce value-added tax (VAT) on fuel. His remarks come days after the Centre reduced the excise duty on petrol and diesel.

NCP chief Sharad Pawar today hit out at the centre for blaming the states for delaying the payment of coal, adding that the centre is yet to give the GST amount to the state but nobody is saying anything on the issue.

The officers of CGST Commissionerate, Delhi East unearthed a network of fictitious exporters who were availing and utilizing fake Input Tax Credit (ITC) of Rs 134 crore under the Goods and Services Tax (GST)

The first meeting of the Group of Ministers set up for rationalising GST rates and to shore up revenue will be held soon, its chairman and Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said on Friday.

Petrol prices in the country are not coming down as the states do not want to bring fuel under the ambit of the Goods and Services Tax or GST, Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said.

Finance ministers of Opposition-ruled states have demanded that the GST compensation cess regime be extended beyond June 2022.