Mumbai Police Book Hiren Bhagat and Associate for Alleged 7.99 Crore GST Fraud
Mumbai police have registered an FIR against Hiren alias Romi Bhagat and his associate Akash Gupta for allegedly cheating Amit Tipnis, a former executive of BWW Global Pvt Ltd, of approximately 7.99 crore. Tipnis claimed Bhagat and Gupta promised to help settle the company's GST liabilities and pressured him to transfer funds to specified accounts, even after Bhagat's January 2024 arrest. Gupta allegedly threatened to freeze Tipnis's bank accounts, which were later frozen by GST officials. No arrests have been made yet.
First-hand measurement across 2 sources
We measured how 2 outlets covered this story. No outlet gave this story a measurable political slant — there is no left–right reading to report. Overall sentiment is negative (26/100). Lens Score 51/100.
Outlets measured: freepressjournal, hindustantimes. See how each one headlined and framed the same story in the source comparison below.
AI Analysis
Sentiment was consistent across outlets (18–35/100), indicating broadly factual reporting rather than editorialising.
Coverage timeline
hindustantimes broke this story on 6 Sept, 02:08 am. Other outlets followed.