The State GST Intelligence Wing has arrested Parminder Singh, a resident of Fattehgarh Sahib in Punjab, for his alleged role in generating fake e-way bills and facilitating large-scale GST evasion. Investigators said data related to more than 500 bogus firms was recovered from his laptop, exposing a vast network of fake billing and tax fraud.
According to officials, Parminder Singh was involved in creating fraudulent e-way bills for shell firms, enabling the movement of goods on paper without any actual supply. Through these fake transactions, GST evasion amounting to nearly ₹989.13 crore was detected across 535 bogus firms. Of these, scrutiny of 335 firms revealed a total turnover of around ₹5,473.73 crore.
The investigation revealed that Parminder allegedly generated fake e-way bills worth nearly ₹2 crore on a daily basis and passed them on to the real beneficiary, identified as the actual operator (Iswhalak/Iswalak Malik) of the racket. In return, Parminder reportedly received a commission of around 4–5% of the illegally generated amount.
During searches, officials recovered four mobile phones, three SIM cards, a laptop, pen drives, Aadhaar card, voter ID and other documents from the accused. Apart from this, GST Intelligence also seized data of more than 500 firms along with truck numbers used to show fake movement of goods.
The racket came to light after the State Tax Department seized a truck loaded with scrap in Moradabad on October 24, 2025. Subsequent scrutiny of documents revealed discrepancies, and a detailed analysis of e-way bills and enterprise records exposed the fake firms operating only on paper.
Officials said that earlier arrests have already been made in the case. The real beneficiary and alleged mastermind Iswhalak Malik, Shahjahanpur resident Alam alias Daniya Kabadi, and Delhi-based Sumit Kumar have already been taken into custody.
According to senior officials, Parminder shared detailed information during interrogation, revealing that in 2024 he came in contact with Iswhalak through WhatsApp. He allegedly received firm data, GST certificates, usernames, passwords and SIM details through WhatsApp, which he used to create fake email IDs and generate fraudulent e-way bills.
The State GST and SGST nodal officer, Subhash Chandra Gangwar, stated that Parminder’s role in the multi-crore GST evasion was significant and that further arrests are likely as the investigation progresses. Authorities are continuing to track other members linked to the fake billing syndicate.
So far, four persons have been arrested in the GST evasion case, and officials say the probe is still ongoing to uncover the full extent of the fraud and recover the evaded tax.
