Multiple Raids, Gold Seizure, and Paper Trail Point to Deep-Rooted Tax Fraud
There has been a systemic abuse of India’s Goods and Services Tax (GST) system; the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has unearthed a racket involving fake export bills used to claim GST refunds totalling nearly ₹100 crore fraudulently.
The central agency has registered a case against Ranvijay Kumar, the then Additional Commissioner of Customs, Patna, and 29 others, including private individuals and exporters. Sources suggest the scam involved the creation of fictitious firms and export bills to falsely claim input tax credits and refunds, with no real goods ever crossing the border.
CBI conducts searches in a case registered against the then Additional Commissioner, Customs, Patna and 29 others for bogus GST Claims through fake export Bills of nearly Rs 100 crore.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) conducted searches at seven places, two in Patna,…
— ANI (@ANI) June 21, 2025
Seven Gold Bars, Phones, and Documents Seized
On conducting coordinated searches across seven locations—two each in Patna and Purnea, and one each in Jamshedpur, Nalanda, and Munger—the CBI recovered seven 100-gram gold bars, several mobile phones, and incriminating documents believed to provide further leads into the fake export network.
A senior official close to the investigation said, “The recovered items are being examined, and we suspect that several firms may have operated under forged identities to route illegal refunds.”
CBI conducts searches in a case registered against the then Additional Commissioner, Customs, Patna and 29 others for bogus GST Claims through fake export Bills of nearly Rs. 100 crore.
Name of the accused in FIR: Ranvijay Kumar, the then Additional Commissioner, Customs,…
— ANI (@ANI) June 21, 2025
Nexus Under Scrutiny
The case is raising concerns about the oversight and enforcement mechanisms within customs and GST frameworks. Experts warn that such scams erode public trust in tax institutions and result in significant losses to the exchequer.
The accused may face charges under various sections of the Indian Penal Code and the Prevention of Corruption Act. Further arrests and forensic audits are expected as the investigation progresses.
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