A major case of tax evasion has exposed serious gaps in supply chain management and regulatory oversight. A pan masala and tobacco product manufacturer is under investigation for allegedly evading ₹5 crore in Goods and Services Tax (GST) by operating a covert shadow supply chain and bypassing electronic supply chain management protocols. According to Central GST (CGST) officials, the company diverted goods from its registered manufacturing facility in Delhi to unregistered warehouses along the Delhi-Faridabad border. These products were then distributed across the Delhi-NCR region without generating mandatory e-way bills, a violation of supply and chain management regulations. Acting on intelligence inputs, CGST conducted coordinated raids on June 7 and 8 at five different sites. Officials seized large volumes of unrecorded branded goods, including Shikhar and Kamla Pasand, and intercepted a truck carrying 6.3 lakh packets of pan masala valued at ₹25 lakh without any supply chain tracking or documentation. The use of
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