Assam GST Probe Deepens Against Gurugram Firm Over ₹35 Crore Evasion

Assam GST Probe Deepens Against Gurugram Firm Over ₹35 Crore Evasion

Issue: The State GST Department’s Enforcement Unit initiated a raid and investigation into a major infrastructure firm for alleged large-scale tax evasion and financial malpractice related to a key government-funded project in Assam.

Facts:

• The investigation is led by an 11-member team from the GST Enforcement Unit, Guwahati.
• The probe targets J Infratech Limited (formerly Jandu Construction India Pvt. Ltd.), a Gurugram-based construction firm.
• The firm is currently engaged in the Four-Lane Highway Project 127B, connecting Srirampur to Dhubri.
• The investigation has unearthed several irregularities suggesting alleged tax evasion amounting to approximately ₹35 crore.
• Mohit Jandu, one of the company’s Managing Directors, has come under scrutiny for the detected financial discrepancies.

Decision:

The GST Enforcement Unit intensified its raid on the company’s Dhubri premises as the probe deepened. The operation, which is part of a data-driven crackdown on tax evasion among works contractors, aims to determine the exact magnitude of the evasion and gather evidence for potential prosecution.

Key TakeDowns:

• Modus Operandi: The investigation is primarily focusing on Fake Input Tax Credit (ITC) Claims using bogus invoices without actual supply of goods or services, and Unreported Movement of Goods without e-waybills. * Targeting Infrastructure Projects: This operation signals the GST Department’s intensified focus on works contractors and infrastructure firms that handle large, government-funded projects, as these are often sources of significant revenue leakage.
• Data-Driven Enforcement: The action is part of the GST Department’s increasing reliance on data analytics to proactively identify and disrupt sophisticated financial malpractice.