The troubles of journalist Mahesh Langa trapped in GST fraud increased, now FIR in this case; what did the police say

The troubles of senior journalist Mahesh Langa are increasing. He is currently in judicial custody in a Goods and Services Tax (GST) evasion case. Now Gandhinagar Police of Gujarat has registered another case against him. Police said that these documents were recovered during the arrest.

Sneha Baluni , GandhinagarWed, 23 Oct 2024 06:59 AM share

The troubles of senior journalist Mahesh Langa are increasing. He is currently in judicial custody in a Goods and Services Tax (GST) evasion case. Now the Gandhinagar Police of Gujarat has registered a case against him for allegedly possessing confidential government documents. This case was registered on Tuesday.

Gandhinagar Superintendent of Police (SP) Ravi Teja Vasamsetty said that Langa, senior assistant editor of The Hindu, has been booked for possessing documents related to the Gujarat Maritime Board (GMB). Police said that these documents were recovered from Langa during his arrest in the GST fraud case. However, the SP refused to comment on the sections under which Langa has been booked in the new FIR.

Based on these documents, Gandhinagar police reached the GMB office on Tuesday and conducted searches and interrogation to find out the source who allegedly leaked the documents to Langa, reported Indian Express. SP Vasamsetty said, ‘An FIR has been lodged against Langa at Sector-7 police station for possessing GMB documents. At present, he is the only accused in the case. We are trying to find out how they got these documents.

Let us inform you that according to PTI, the Central GST had detected some suspicious transactions in fake firms using forged documents in the name of Mahesh Langa’s wife and father. Langa has been arrested for detailed investigation. In a press release issued by the Crime Branch, it was stated that on October 7, the Crime Branch had registered a case in connection with the alleged scam of operating a fake company for the purpose of defrauding the government by availing of ‘input tax credit’ through fraudulent transactions. After receiving the complaint from Central GST, an FIR was registered against several individuals and the company.