NEW DELHI— In a major crackdown on financial crime, the Economic Offences Wing of the Delhi Police has busted a sophisticated criminal network operating an extensive fake GST invoicing racket across the National Capital Region. The syndicate allegedly executed fraudulent transactions worth nearly ₹128 crore and illicitly availed and passed on wrongful Input Tax Credit benefits to the tune of ₹10 crore. Six key operators were arrested on Friday during targeted raids spanning multiple locations in Delhi-NCR, dealing a significant blow to the organised network.
The specialized investigation was initiated following a criminal complaint registered on March 24 regarding the fraudulent setup of a proprietorship firm named M/s RK Enterprises. Investigators discovered that the conspirators had targeted an unsuspecting individual in September 2025, collecting his vital identity documents, including PAN card, utility bills, and biometric data, under the false pretext of securing him employment within the GST Department. Instead, the syndicate used the victim’s credentials to open the shell entity entirely without his knowledge, later routing over a hundred crores through the bank accounts tied to it.
Through detailed digital forensics and tracking of banking data, tax filings, and internet protocols, the EOW identified Raj Kumar Dixit and Dilip Kumar as the primary masterminds behind the multi-layered conspiracy. Dixit, a 43-year-old resident of Daryaganj who has studied only up to Class 9, managed the highly lucrative billing operations from his office in Central Delhi. To handle the technical complexities of registering shell firms and filing fraudulent returns, the network utilized the services of Vibhash Kumar Mitra and Amar Kumar, two semi-qualified accounting professionals who entered the tax-filing business after failing to clear their Chartered Accountancy examinations.
The remaining arrested suspects—Nitin Verma, Mohd Waseem, and Abid—allegedly managed the network’s logistics by establishing additional dummy entities and providing specialized net-banking credentials to safely route the illicit financial proceeds. During the simultaneous raids, law enforcement teams seized ₹51.12 lakh in cash, numerous fake corporate stamps, physical and digital forged invoices, fifteen mobile phones, and laptops containing critical tax data. While 50 shell companies have been officially mapped, investigators believe the syndicate operated close to 250 dummy firms, and further probes are underway to identify additional beneficiaries.
