Kolkata: The Goods and Services Tax (GST) officers have arrested a businessman named Jitendra Kumar Chaurasia for fraud worth around Rs 450 crore, officials said on Thursday.

GST authorities said that network of this fraud ring extends from Jammu and Kashmir to Kolkata.

It has been alleged that this huge fraud was committed by keeping fake documents of two companies in front of it.

According to GST sources, the businessman claimed to be in the business of supplying nicotine-like substances.

Based on that, two companies of the businessman were traced and its activities were monitored.

The head of both the private companies is businessman Jitendra Chaurasia.

Initially, the businessman used to do business in Jammu and Kashmir.

It is alleged that the issue of GST evasion was first repor

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