A case has been registered against a Gujarat-based textile firm owner for allegedly cheating a cloth manufacturer from Maharashtra`s Thane district of Rs 11.88 lakh, police said on Tuesday, reported news agency PTI.

A first information report has been registered under sections 318(4) (cheating) and 351(2) (criminal intimidation) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) for the offence that took place in April and May this year, an official said, reported PTI.

“The complainant, who manufactures grey cloth (unprocessed cloth) in Bhiwandi, has alleged that he supplied fabric worth Rs 11.88 lakh to a textile company in Surat between April 13 and May 7. The firm owner, however, kept evading payment and later refused to settle the amount,” the official said, reported PTI.

A probe is underway, and efforts are underway to verify the transactions, he added.

Cyber police unearth Rs 75.48 crore GST fraud; probe underway

In another case, the Thane cyber police have registered a case against a Mumbai resident and his associates for allegedly committing a Rs 75.48 crore GST fraud by misusing the credentials of a laptop sales service professional, officials said on Monday, reported PTI.

The alleged fraud was committed between November 2024 and April this year, an official said.

The 33-year-old laptop sales professional, in his police complaint filed on October 31, alleged that the accused gained his and his friend`s trust and misused their user IDs and passwords for online GST filing, reported PTI.

They then submitted fake bills in the name of several shell (fake) companies against the GST numbers of the victims. This fraudulent activity created a false transaction volume of Rs 75,48,42,087, thereby defrauding the complainant, his friend and the government exchequer, the official said, reported PTI.

Based on the complaint, the police registered a case against the accused, a resident of Andheri in Mumbai, and his unidentified associates on charges of cheating, forgery and other offences, he said, reported PTI.

“This appears to be a sophisticated cyber and financial crime involving the misuse of confidential online credentials to file fraudulent GST claims. We are tracing the digital footprint and the financial trail of the shell companies,” a cyber police official said.

(With inputs from PTI)

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