Damoh/Aligarh:
An egg vendor and a juice vendor in Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh had been in for an enormous shock after they acquired notices for dues value crores from the Earnings Tax (I-T) division.
The 2 males, who’re the only earners of their households, stated the notices have left them deeply distressed.
In Madhya Pradesh’s Damoh district, egg vendor Prince Suman stated he has been issued a discover for an almost Rs 50-crore enterprise he by no means knew existed. The discover stated that he owed the federal government Rs 6 crore as Items and Providers Tax (GST).
The I-T division’s discover revealed that an organization, “Prince Enterprises”, was registered in Delhi’s State Zone 3, Ward 33, in Mr Suman’s title in 2022. This agency engaged in leather-based, wooden and iron buying and selling, and allegedly carried out large transactions within the final two years.
“I solely promote eggs on a cart. I’ve by no means been to Delhi, not to mention begin an organization there,” Mr Suman, who stays in Pathariya Nagar, stated.
Shri Dhar Suman, the egg vendor’s father who runs a small grocery store, stated: “If we actually had ₹50 crore, why would we battle to satisfy every day bills?”
The household’s lawyer suspects that Mr Suman’s private paperwork had been misused. “Somebody has used Prince’s paperwork by fraud. Now we have approached each the police and tax authorities to probe the case,” he stated.
In its March 20 discover, the I-T division sought an in depth breakdown of economic transactions totaling ₹49.24 crore. Additionally they sought paperwork like payments, buy vouchers, transportation information and financial institution statements for the monetary 12 months 2022-23.
Mr Suman will not be alone. Md Rahees, a juice vendor in Uttar Pradesh’s Aligarh, has acquired an I-T discover of over Rs 7.5 crore, sending him and his household right into a tizzy.
“I do not know why this discover has been issued. I solely promote juice. I’ve by no means seen a lot cash. What ought to I do now?” Mr Rahees stated.
“I request the federal government to assist me. I’m a poor man. I shouldn’t be implicated in a false case,” he added.
The discover pointed at “bogus” transactions value crores in 2020-21 in his title. Thus, he owed the federal government GST to the tune of Rs 7,79,02,457.
“We approached the I-T authorities who requested me if I had shared my private paperwork with anybody. I stated I by no means shared them with anybody,” Mr Rahees, who stays in Tar Wali Gali beneath Banna Devi police station, stated.
Rahees’s mom stated: “We battle for our every day meals… If we had a lot cash, why would our son must work so onerous?”
Sources stated {that a} preliminary probe revealed that Rahees’s private paperwork had been fraudulently used for donating crores of rupees for the 2022 Punjab meeting elections.
“If Rahees was a millionaire, would he run a juice store? That is positively a case of fraud,” the juice vendor’s buddy, Sohail, stated.
With inputs from Adnan Khan
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