Uttar Pradesh STF’s Noida team struck gold by capturing Baldev alias Balli, the Rs 50,000 reward-wanted accused in a staggering GST evasion racket worth over Rs 15,000 crore. The arrest in Hisar, Haryana, caps months of relentless pursuit linked to a Gautam Buddh Nagar case.
Balli, son of Satendra Kumar from 679/13 Dogran Mohalla, had been dodging law enforcement across four FIRs. STF Inspector Sachin Kumar and Sub-Inspector Sanat Kumar’s squad zeroed in on his location via precise intel. On Friday, they swooped into his neighborhood, coordinating seamlessly with Haryana authorities to cuff him at Ravidass Chowk.
The mastermind’s confession paints a tale of fallen ambitions. Post-MBA, his medical venture flopped, leading to car dealings where he met fraudster Archit Goyal. Together, they orchestrated a PAN card hijacking scheme, creating 3,500+ phantom GST entities. Crores in fraudulent invoices fueled illicit refunds, crippling government revenues.
The plot unraveled via Saurabh Dwivedi’s alert after his PAN was exploited. Subsequent probes led to gang busts and Gangster Act filings at Sector-20, yet Balli slipped away—until STF’s vigilance prevailed. His 38-year-old profile belies the sophistication of crimes spanning years.
Now in custody with Sector-20 police, Balli faces intense grilling. This takedown underscores STF’s prowess against economic offenders, promising deeper probes into the syndicate’s web and stronger safeguards for India’s GST framework.