Bilaspur. (09:03): Bilaspur Police took significant action against scrap by seizing two pickups filled with copper scrap.
The pickup from Raipur, owned by Sunil Relvani from Industrial Area Tifra, incurred a fine of Rs 5.5 lakh following investigation by the GST department. Additionally, police raided the scrap warehouse and confiscated scrap valued at Rs 2.5 lakh.
The police received information that Sunil Railwani, a resident of the Industrial Area in Tifra Police Station, Sirgitti, was transporting copper-filled scrap from Raipur using two pickups. Consequently, the police intercepted both vehicles at Chakarbhatha police station and conducted a search. They found approximately four tonnes of worthless copper binding wire scrap packed in separate sacks in both pickups.
In the Bilaspur News case, it was found that there was no GST bill for the transportation; instead, raw bills were being used. Taking action under section 102, the GST department was notified. Following an investigation by the GST department, Sunil Relvani was fined Rs 5.5 lakh for evading GST.
Following this, the police conducted a raid on Sunil Railwani’s scrap warehouse situated in the Tifra industrial area. They discovered various scrap materials such as copper, brass, nuts, bolts, spare parts, and copper winding wire. As no bills were provided, all the goods were confiscated under section 102 and stored at the Sirgitti police station. The estimated value of the seized scrap material in the warehouse is around Rs 2.5 lakh. A request has been made for valid bills for the copper and brass scrap material found in Sunil Railwani’s scrap shop. If the bills are not provided, further action will be taken.
