The State GST Enforcement Department on Saturday unearthed irregularities in maintaining stock entries at three gutkha-manufacturing units in Sambalpur to evade tax.
While probing the alleged multi-crore GST fraud, the department conducted simultaneous raids at KP Sungandha Safal Factory, KY Tobacco and Narayani Trading located at Bhalupali for the second day. During the scrutiny of documents, the officials
came to know about stock irregularities involving around Rs 2.5 crore.
Sources said the three factories released tobaccos into the market but did not mention the same in stock entries. The officials launched a probe into the matter after seizing the accounts books and stock entry reports of the factories.
The department is likely to issue an official statement after completing its raids on Sunday.
Also, the officials brought the Shyama Transport located at Bareipali under its purview of probe after three gutkha-laden trucks were seized for failing to produce required tax-related documents.