Siliguri, 02nd April: The CGST team arrested a cigarette businessman on charges of a ₹37.29 crore tax returns scam and presented him in the Siliguri court on Wednesday. The arrested businessman has been identified as Santosh Kumar Sha (46), a resident of Jalpaiguri.
According to reports, Santosh runs a company named Buddhu Sah & Co. He is accused of defrauding the government of ₹37 crore 29 lakh over the past three years by preparing fake documents for cigarettes received by his company in 266 trucks.
During the investigation, the CGST team arrested Santosh from Jalpaiguri last Monday. However, his health deteriorated during his court appearance on Tuesday, following which he was admitted to a private hospital in Matigara.
After his condition improved, he was presented in the Siliguri court on Wednesday. Following arguments from both sides, the court ordered judicial custody for the accused until April 16.