ED searches across five States in alleged fake Input Tax Credit case

The Enforcement Directorate is conducting searches at multiple locations across five States in connection with an alleged fake Input Tax Credit case involving ₹650 crore.

The searches are going on in Delhi, Haryana Telangana, Tamil Nadu, and Arunachal Pradesh.

Last month, the agency had searched 12 locations in Jharkhand, West Bengal, and Maharashtra in connection with another case linked to fake GST invoices, as part of the probe under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.

The case, involving about ₹750 crore, alleged a large-scale fake Input Tax Credit fraud involving shell entities and unauthorised financial channels. “The investigation stems from the arrest of Shiva Kumar Deora, identified as the key mastermind behind the syndicate, who was chargesheeted last month following his arrest in May 2025,” an ED official had said.