Koraput: The GST authorities have imposed a penalty of Rs 22.42 lakh on a jewellery shop in the district for evading the tax.
Acting on reliable information, the enforcement squad of GST had conducted a raid on the Mayur Jewellery shop on the main road of Jeypore town of the district on October 4.
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During the raid, the squad detected 690.04 gram of gold and 11,329 gram of silver ornaments in the stock of the shop. The shop-owner failed to produce the document on payment of GST on the ornaments.
Following investigation, the GST authorities imposed the penalty on the jewellery shop.
