Man jailed for evading tax
6 Jun 2008, 0410 hrs IST,TNN
AHMEDABAD: A person has been convicted by metropolitan court for committing a fraud to the tune of Rs 44 crore by evading commercial tax.
Deepak Gajjar from Vejalpur was sentenced to four-year imprisonment for raising false bills for business transactions that had never taken place at all. He has also been slapped with a fine of Rs 12,000, said a media release by commercial tax department.
Gajjar was nabbed by sleuths of commercial tax department during a campaign they carried out against the bogus bill raising scams. A flying squad had recovered blank ration cards, 16 cheque books and bank receipts, school leaving certificates, etc. from various premises belonging to Gajjar. It was found out that the accused along with his accomplices was mainly raising false bills showing deals in dyeing chemicals, plastic goods, electronics items, ceramic tiles and plywood.
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