Nagpur: The Maharashtra State GST Department, Investigation Branch-2, Nagpur, has arrested proprietor of K & K Brothers (GSTIN-27ACUPK8911C1ZD), in connection with a ₹33.93 crore fraudulent Input Tax Credit (ITC) case.

The firm, registered under the Maharashtra GST Act, 2017 on July 1, 2017, allegedly availed and passed on fake ITC without any actual procurement or movement of goods or services. Officials said the fraudulent credits were sourced from suppliers whose registrations had been cancelled.

A recent investigation at the firm’s declared place of business revealed that Keshwani had claimed ₹33.95 crore ITC from such cancelled suppliers and passed it on to other beneficiaries. The transactions were supported only by bogus invoices, without any real supply of goods. Authorities also seized incriminating evidence, including system-generated reports, suggesting the firm is part of a larger network involved in fake invoicing and tax evasion.

Following his arrest, Keshwani was produced before the Judicial Magistrate First Class (Court-06), Nagpur, and remanded to judicial custody until August 14, 2025.

The operation was part of a special GST Department drive against fake invoicing and fraudulent ITC claims. It was led by Assistant Commissioner of State Tax Ramesh Dalvi, with a team of State Tax Inspectors and Tax Assistants, under the guidance of Additional Commissioner of State Tax (Nagpur Zone) Tejrao K. Pacharne, Joint Commissioner of State Tax (Nodal-01) Sanjay Kandhare, and Deputy Commissioner of State Tax (Investigation-02) Mukesh M. Rathod.

The investigation team comprised State Tax Inspectors Lalitkumar Bopche, Sanjay Shinde, Jayant Nagpurkar, Pravin Sawake, Pravin Jadhao, Rahul Deokar, Shruti Kumbharkar, Poonam Rane, Sayali Wadkar, and Tax Assistant Sandeep Waghmare.