The Central Crime Branch (CCB) has arrested a 30-year-old man in Chennai who was absconding for more than two years in a case involving creation of fake companies and large-scale tax evasion.
The case originated from a complaint filed by Manisha, who reported that her PAN and Aadhaar details had been fraudulently used to register a company named MMM Enterprises. During an inquiry, State Tax Officer Vijayalakshmi of the Intelligence wing found that the firm had obtained a GST number using the complainant’s old PAN address and had opened a current account in the bank in its name.
GST officials later discovered that transactions were carried out without any business activity, resulting in unpaid tax dues. On July 27, 2021, officials informed the complainant that ₹1,74,76,963 was payable to the government as GST and penalty.
Following her complaint, the CCB’s Fake Document Wing registered a case on September 14, 2021, and filed a charge sheet against three accused before the Egmore Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court. The first accused, Shamsul Huda, however, repeatedly failed to appear for trial and went into hiding. The court issued a warrant against him on May 30.
A special team then tracked the absconding accused. Shamsul Hooda, 30, was arrested near the ICICI Bank in Rajaji Salai in Mannady.
Published – November 26, 2025 04:27 pm IST
