{
  "id": 14302840,
  "title": "Bhopal Trader's GST Account Hacked, 989 Fake Invoices Worth ₹8 Crore Used In Alleged ₹1.46 Crore Tax Fraud",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/bhopal-traders-gst-account-hacked-989-fake-invoices-worth-8-crore",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-13T21:34:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/bhopal/bhopal-traders-gst-account-hacked-989-fake-invoices-worth-8-crore-used-in-alleged-146-crore-tax-fraud"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Bhopal-based businessman Basant Kumar Gour allegedly hacked another trader's GST account and uploaded 989 fake invoices worth Rs 8 crore, generating an input tax credit of Rs 1.46 crore, according to the Economic Offences Wing (EOW). The incident was reported in March when a businessman accused his GST account password being changed and a new email and mobile number added. Gour used both a mobile number and one from Bihar to commit the fraud. The original businessman had no business dealings with the seven firms based in Bhopal and Rajgarh where the fake invoices were uploaded. The EOW registered a case against Gour and other unidentified suspects and is investigating the case.",
  "summary": "Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): Economic Offences Wing (EOW) has registered a case against a Delhi-based businessman who hacked another trader's GST account and uploaded fake invoices of more than Rs 8 crore, said officials here on Tuesday. A complaint was lodged with EOW by a businessman in March alleging that his GST account password was changed and a new email and a mobile number were added. During…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}