Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], July 7 (ANI): The State Goods and Services Tax (GST) Enforcement Wing of Odisha has unearthed a network of 24 fictitious firms generating fake invoices without the supply of goods and passing fake Input Tax Credit (ITC) to multiple beneficiaries.

New Delhi Oct 31 PTI The Economic Offences Wing of the Delhi Police questioned Nayati Healthcare chairperson Niira Radia for nearly four hours in connection with an alleged Rs 300-crore loan embezzlement case officials said on SundayA senior police officer said Radia joined the investigation on October 27 at the office of the Economic Offences WingShe was asked about 50 questions related to the alleged bank loan Although she answered all the questions her response was not found to be satisfactory So she will be asked to join the probe in the near future again as the investigation proceeds further he saidAfter the registration of the case last year in connection with the alleged bank loan the two parties had decided to settle the matter amicably but later when it did not happen we had to investigate the matter thoroughly from all angles Notices were also served to parties concerned to join the probe the officer explainedAll bank accounts and related documents used for transactions by all the parties involved will be examined police saidThe Economic Offences Wing had earlier this month served notice to Radia and other promoters and directors of Nayati Healthcare and Research NCR Private Ltd to join the investigation in connection with the caseThe development came with the recent arrest of Yateesh Wahaal Satish Kumar Narula and Rahul Singh Yadav for misappropriation of crores of rupees in connection with the caseAccording to police a complaint was filed by orthopaedic surgeon Rajeev Kumar Sharma against Naarayani Investment Pvt Ltd holding company of Nayati Healthcare and Research NCR Pvt Ltd and its promotors and directors Radia her sister Karuna Menon Narula Wahaal and othersSharma has accused Naarayani Investment Pvt Ltd Niira Radia Karuna Menon Satish Narula and Yateesh Wahaal of cheating criminal breach of trust falsification of accounts fraud forgery embezzlement of funds and other chargesIn his complaint Sharma alleged that Naarayani had borrowed more than Rs 600 crore from various sources including DHFL and invested Rs 311 crore for acquiring a majority stake in Nayati Healthcare NCRAfter taking over the management of the new entity Naarayani and the four individuals got a loan of Rs 300 crore from Yes Bank for the development of a Gurgaon hospital but instead they siphoned off and embezzled the loan amount using fictitious transactions Sharma allegedHe further alleged that the accused also borrowed Rs 60 crore from Yes Bank for another hospital project but embezzled that fund as wellSharma also claimed that the five accused wrongfully brought down his stake in Nayati Healthcare NCR from 49 per cent to 63 per cent in less than a year and increased their own stake to 937 per centEarlier Nayati Healthcare had rejected the allegations terming it as baseless and had said that it had duly reported to the police certain issues of misappropriation and maliciousness detected in a forensic audit of activities of the previous management under SharmaPTI AMP SRY SRY