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flag India's tax probe reveals ₹70,000 crore in fake sales by 1 lakh restaurants since 2019, using AI to detect fraud.

flag A nationwide tax evasion probe in India, beginning with biryani restaurants in Hyderabad, uncovered a scheme involving over 1 lakh eateries that suppressed sales worth at least ₹70,000 crore since 2019–20. flag Using AI and data analytics, authorities analyzed 60 terabytes of transaction data from a major billing software platform, finding that restaurants manipulated records by deleting or altering cash, card, and UPI transactions, particularly targeting untraceable cash sales. flag Karnataka, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, and Gujarat were key states with significant evasion, with ₹13,000 crore in sales hidden nationally. flag Physical audits confirmed nearly ₹400 crore in unreported revenue. flag Officials warn the actual scale may be higher, as other software platforms could be similarly exploited.

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