A bizarre case from Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, has come to light. Ravindra Singh Chauhan, a cook helper earning a monthly salary of 8,000 to 10,000 rupees, was issued a 46 crore rupees tax notice by the Income Tax Department. The hefty notice has drastically altered his life.
Ravindra Singh Chauhan, a resident of Bhind, explained that he is employed only as a cook. He added that his bank account typically does not have transactions exceeding three lakh rupees per year. Yet, he was accused of transactions worth 46 crore rupees. He acquired bank statements for the past five years from Punjab National Bank, Bhind. The statements indicated that the total transactions were less than three lakh rupees, a fact that seemed very strange. He therefore requested the bank manager to conduct an in-depth investigation.
The investigation revealed that a fraudulent account in Ravindra Singh Chauhan’s name existed in Uttam Nagar, Delhi, and it contained 12.5 lakh rupees. It was found that his supervisor from a toll company had collected his documents on the pretext of PF and opened a fake account. This was the account used for the large-scale transactions.
As he received no assistance from the police and other agencies, Ravindra Singh Chauhan has now sought help from the Gwalior High Court. The case also showed that Ravindra has two accounts in his name, one in Bhind and another in Delhi. The Delhi account is connected to a trading company. The High Court will decide whether he gets relief from the Income Tax Department’s notice.