The State GST department exposed the GST analytics and the prime portal to bogus firm and fake billing syndicate. Mastermind Mo GST loss of Rs 100 crore, cash and gold seized from Farhan Sorathia’s network.
Raipur, 19 September 2025. The State GST department has busted a bogus firm and a large billing of fake billing with the help of GST Analytics and Intelligence Network and GST Prime Portal. The mastermind of this entire racket. Farhan is Sorathia, who used to present himself as a GST and advisor.
Due to this syndicate, the state was suffering tax loss of crores of rupees every month.
BIU Team investigation and mastermind office
BIU of State GST Department The team was working on this episode for the last one month.
- On September 12, the team Raid on Farhan Sorathia’s office.
- In the investigation, 172 firms got information from here.
- Farhan had tasked his 5 staff to register firms, file returns and generate e-way bills.
- Fake Kiryanama, Consent letter and affidavit were also recovered from the office, which were used for bogus registration.
26 bogus firm and tax loss of Rs 100 crore
Investigation revealed that fake transactions were done on a large scale from only 26 bogus firms:
- An e-way bill of Rs 822 crore was generated from these firms.
- A turnover of only Rs 106 crore was shown in the return.
- According to preliminary estimates, only these firms have lost Rs 100 crore to GST revenue.
Documents also revealed that registration was taken not only in the state, but also in states like Punjab, Assam, Manipur and Odisha.
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Cash and gold recovered
Mo. On the information of Farhan’s documents related to the bogus firms, the department on September 17, Farhan’s uncle Mo. Abdul Latif raided Sorathia’s residence. From here, the officials recovered Rs 1 crore 64 lakh cash and 4 gold biscuits of 400 grams. The recovered cash and gold have been confiscated and its information has been sent to the Income Tax Department.
Brokers and companies also under investigation
GST officials say that GST of crores of rupees has been done through these fake firms and bogus billing. Now the department is investigating these companies and individuals in depth:
- Many brokers
- Scrap dealer
- Companies availing input tax credit (ITC)
The State Tax Department has intensified the investigation of this entire matter and legal action is in progress.
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