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The Central Goods and Services Tax (CGST) department on Thursday issued a notice to the Rajasthan Cricket Association for fraudulently claiming input tax credit of Rs 22 crore.
The match is to be played in Jaipur, Rajasthan on Friday, hours before the IPL Cricket Association (RCA) has been accused of forgery.
The Central Goods and Services Tax (CGST) department issued a notice to the Rajasthan government on Thursday. Cricket The association has fraudulently claimed input tax credit of Rs 22 crore. The transaction done by RCA is currently under investigation. The management of Rajasthan Royals is also reportedly under question.
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Sources said that shortly after the notice, Rs 10 crore was deposited in the Central Goods and Services Tax Department by the Rajasthan Cricket Association in a hurry.
The CGST team is currently probing the entire matter thoroughly.
It is important to mention here that before the ongoing IPL was organized by the Rajasthan Cricket Association, construction work worth Rs 22 crore was done in the stadium.
Sources said that Rajasthan Cricket Association and Rajasthan Royals allegedly committed tax evasion. Now when the CGST team came to know about this, they investigated the whole matter.
During the investigation, documents of tax evasion of crores of rupees have also been found in distribution of complimentary tickets for the match.
Sources said the GST bills were presented by the Rajasthan Cricket Association and Rajasthan Royals in respect of the construction done at the stadium and complimentary passes issued before IPL matches.
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When the CGST department investigated, most of these bills turned out to be fake. In such a situation, since Thursday evening, the CGST department is investigating the management of RCA and Rajasthan Royals.
If found guilty in this, action can be taken against the Rajasthan Cricket Association and Rajasthan Royals management, which also includes arrest.
Along with the Rajasthan Cricket Association, the officials of the Central Goods and Services Tax Department are refraining from commenting anything regarding this whole matter.
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