Telangana Congress leader M. Sunil Kumar has been arrested for GST fraud by the Directorate General of GST Intelligence (DGGI). Kumar, the Managing Director of Orange Passenger Transport Pvt Ltd, and Chethan N., the Managing Director of Trillion Lead factory, were arrested for GST evasion and a fake ITC racket, respectively.
The DGGI’s Hyderabad zonal unit revealed that Sunil Kumar failed to deposit Rs 28.24 crore of Goods and Services Tax (GST) to the government even after three months from the due date. Similarly, Chethan, the MD of Trillion Lead factory Pvt Ltd, orchestrated a fake Input Tax Credit (ITC) scheme amounting to Rs 22 crore. Both individuals were apprehended under the CGST Act 2017.
Following their arrest, Sunil Kumar and Chethan were presented before a magistrate at the Nampally Criminal Court complex. The DGGI emphasized its crackdown on organized GST evasion cases, targeting masterminds of such fraud networks to curb large-scale, inter-state tax fraud.
The arrests were made to address the seriousness of the offenses and to exert continuous pressure on the organized tax fraud network. Sunil Kumar, in addition to his political role, serves as the Congress party’s in-charge for the Balkonda Assembly segment in Nizamabad district. Despite his defeat in the 2023 elections, he remains a prominent figure known for his social activism and philanthropy.
