A light commercial vehicle (LCV) driver from Bhiwani, Haryana, filed a police complaint after receiving an income tax notice of ₹31.67 crore. The Income Tax Department issued the notice, stating that someone had carried out transactions exceeding ₹31 crore in his name during the 2020–21 financial year.
Raj Singh, a resident of Prahlad Garh village in Bhiwani, drives a Tata 407 vehicle. He bought the vehicle with the help of a bank loan. He said he felt shocked when he received the notice on 25 March.
“I bought a tempo by availing a loan. I earn ₹500 to ₹1,000 daily,” he said. “I was shocked when I saw the notice, which was received on March 25.”
Notice Alleges GST Default on Crores of Transactions
The notice alleged that Singh failed to pay Goods and Services Tax (GST) on transactions worth ₹31.67 crore. Authorities asked him to respond by 15 April, warning that they would initiate action otherwise.
Singh denied any link to the financial transactions mentioned in the notice. He said he does not hold any GST registration and believes someone fraudulently obtained one using his documents.
“I do not have any GST number. I neither visited any office for a GST number nor went to a bank in Delhi to open an account,” he said.
Driver Alleges Fraudulent Use of PAN and Aadhaar
According to Singh, an unknown individual misused his PAN and Aadhaar card to obtain a GST registration. The registration was linked to Rahul Plastic Shop in the Karawal area of Delhi. Singh said he had no connection to that address.
He responded to the notice through his lawyer. He also lodged a complaint with the cybercrime police, requesting an investigation into the misuse of his identity documents.
Singh lives in Bhiwani with his wife and two children, including a married daughter. He said he continues to pay his loan instalments and works entirely within the Bhiwani district. He said he does not engage in high-value commercial activities.
“In the notice, I was told to file the income tax return of ₹31.67 crore for the financial year 2020–21. I suspect that some unknown person had misused my PAN card and Aadhaar card to generate a GST number. I have apprised the police officials about the same,” he said.
Singh said he earns ₹500 to ₹600 per day. “It seems that someone has misused my documents,” he said. He urged the police to take strict action against the person responsible.
Similar Case in Sirsa Involving ₹37.87 Crore Income Tax Notice
This case follows another incident reported earlier this month in the Sirsa district. There, a barber received an income tax notice for ₹37.87 crore.
Rakesh Kumar, a barber from Ali Mohammad village in Sirsa, received the notice and said he earns only ₹350 to ₹450 per day. He added that he lives in a two-room house built on shamlat (common) land. Kumar also alleged that someone had misused his identity to carry out large-scale financial transactions.
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