Officials said the racket involved fraudulent transactions worth ₹410 crore, with wrongful ITC claims estimated at ₹102.5 crore. The Enforcement Wing (South Zone) of the Commercial Taxes Department, Government of Karnataka, arrested a key accused in a massive inter-State fake input tax credit (ITC) fraud involving transactions worth ₹410 crore. The arrested, Mohammed Tauqeer alias Mohammad, 42, is alleged to be one of the masterminds behind a network of bogus firms that generated and routed fraudulent ITC across Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, and Tamil Nadu. His associate, Shaik Jakeer Hussain alias Basha, remains absconding. Published – April 23, 2026 12:21 am IST Share this: Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email More Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon Click to share on Nextdoor (Opens in new window) Nextdoor Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Like this:Like Loading... Post navigation Party support for Independent candidate, an election strategy in which Jayalalithaa succeeded and MGR failed Live bullets found in railway hospital