In an uncanny incident, a 26-year-old farmer from Rajasthan’s Ajmer received an income tax notice after a transaction of Rs 143 crore was made from a bank using his PAN card. Ramraj Chaudhary, a resident of Keriakala Village in Sarwad Tehsil, reached the SP office and informed the police that he was unaware of the ‘dubious’ transaction and got to know about it only when he was served with the notice.
Besides, Chaudhary demanded security after the alleged fraud.
A company named Nitiya Exim was registered in the financial year 2020-21 using the individual’s PAN card. An account was also allegedly opened with Kotak Mahindra Bank, which the person was never aware of. Furthermore, the individual claims to have never opened any account with the bank. According to the victim, he has never visited Mumbai and has never set up any business under his name, Bhaskar English reported. He said he was simply a 12th-grade pass farmer by profession.
The Income Tax Department in Ajmer has sent him a notice asking for clarification. He said that even if he sold his entire village, he would not be able to collect Rs 143 crore. He is unsure who used his name and PAN card for such activities.
When he went to file a complaint at both the local police station and the cyber police station, no case was registered. In response to this, he has now submitted a complaint to Ajmer SP Vandita Rana today. Following the submission, he has requested that appropriate action be taken in the matter.
