Egg Seller, Juice Vendor in MP and UP Get I-T Notices For Crores Of Dues

An egg seller in Madhya Pradesh and a juice vendor in Uttar Pradesh received erroneous income tax notices seeking crores in dues.

An egg seller from MP and a juice vendor from UP received income tax notices for dues worth crores (Representative AI Image)

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In a bizarre incident, an egg seller from Madhya Pradesh was left shocked when received a notice for dues worth crores from the Income Tax department.

Prince Suman, from MP's Damoh, received a notice which sought clarification regarding a financial transaction of about Rs 50 crore. According to the notice, he owed the government Rs 6 crore in GST (Goods and Services Tax).

As per the notice from the IT department, in 2022, a business named "Prince Enterprises" was registered in Suman's name in Delhi.  This company allegedly conducted enormous transactions over the past two years while trading in leather, wood, and iron. 

In its notification dated March 20, the IT department sought a detailed breakdown of Rs 49.24 crore in financial transactions.  Additionally, they were looking for financial year 2022–2023 documentation such as bank statements, payment vouchers, transportation records, and bills.

Suman said, "I only sell eggs on a cart. I have never been to Delhi, let alone start a company there."

Juice Vendor's Case

In another similar case, as that of Prince Suman, a man from Uttar Pradesh's Aligarh was left shocked when he allegedly received an income tax notice seeking an outstanding payment of Rs 7.79 crore.

Rahees Ahmed (35), a resident of Sarai Rehman, received the notice on March 18, which pointed "bogus" transactions in his name totalling crores in 2020–21.  He therefore owes Rs 7,79,02,457 in GST to the government.

Rahees said, "I don't know why this notice has been issued. I only sell juice. I have never seen so much money. What should I do now?"

He said that he approached the IT authorities who asked him if he had shared his personal documents with anyone. He said that he never shared them with anyone.

Suspecting identity theft, he lodged a police complaint at police station after which a case against an unknown person was registered and an official investigation was ordered.