Criminals used foreign student identities to buy GST-exempt bullion, which they then melted down and sold as “scrap” gold via shell companies, claiming GST refunds fraudulently.
Operation’s targets were selected exclusively on credible intelligence to dismantle the infrastructure of JeM and LeT leaders who planned cross-border attacks.
The 40-year-old Mumbai-born man became liable for deportation following a dangerous-driving conviction arising from a road-rage incident in January 2024.
A Labor campaign spokesperson called the decision “unforgivable” and accused Greens leader Ellen Sandell’s party of increasing the chances of the Liberals forming government