The Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs (CBIC) has suspended the GST superintendent & Deputy Commissioner in the recent GST refund fraud case where two chartered accountants were detained for 48 hours. The Chartered Accountants all over Indiahave call for a protest against the malicious arrest of two chartered accountants detained by DGGI, Gurgaon CGST Department for 48 hours on grounds of their alleged involvement in giving unjust enrichment certificate in a GST refund matter.
The GST Department, after two days had responded to the alleged illegal detention after three days and stated that the two were arrested and remanded to judicial custody for 14 days in connection with a scam amounting to Rs. 20 crores. Following the event, Smt Nirmala Sitharaman held a meeting with the Institute of Chartered Accountants (ICAI) delegation, led by Vice President Shri Aniket Sunil Talati. The MoF had invited the ICAI on Saturday to discuss various issues, including ongoing investigations by CGST Gurugram into the alleged role of their members in fraudulent GST refunds.
The ICAI representatives informed Smt Nirmala Sitharaman that they will continue to use the recently-enacted ‘CA, CWA and CS Act’ for the inculcation of professional discipline & integrity among its members. Support our journalism by subscribing to Taxscan AdFree. Follow us on Telegram for quick updates.
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