Aligarh sanitation worker, earning a meager Rs 15,000, gets I-T notice to pay Rs 34 crore — and he’s not the only one

The notices, which target individuals with little to no financial capacity, expose a troubling pattern of fraud involving stolen Aadhaar and PAN card details.

Among the most cases reported so far is that of Karan Kumar, a 34-year-old sanitation worker who earns a modest Rs 15,000 per month at the State Bank of India’s Khair branch.
On March 29, Karan received an Income Tax notice demanding an outrageous sum of Rs 33.88 crore. This demand, based on transactions carried out using his identity, came as a complete shock.
According to Karan, Mahaveer Enterprises, a company dealing in petroleum and steel goods, had been using a forged PAN and Aadhaar card linked to his name for large-scale transactions in Delhi.

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«I received the notice around 4 PM on March 29,» Karan recalled. «When I contacted the income tax officials, they suggested I file an FIR. It was only then I realized the magnitude of the fraud.»
Karan filed a complaint at the Chandaus Police Station where Station House Officer Haribhaan Singh confirmed that an investigation is currently underway.

Not an isolated incident

Karan’s case is not an isolated incident. Another victim, Mohit Kumar, a small-time worker at a transport company, found himself in a similar predicament after receiving an I-T notice demanding Rs 3.87 crore on March 28.
Mohit, who earns a mere Rs 8,500 a month, turned to his employer for assistance. A GST lawyer consulted by his employer discovered that MK Traders, a business entity, had been using Mohit’s Aadhaar card to conduct business transactions since 2020. These transactions were large enough to trigger the hefty tax notice from the I-T department.

“I live on a modest salary and support my elderly parents. This notice