Bundi (Rajasthan): A small-time potter from a rural village in Bundi, Vishnu Kumar Prajapat, was stunned to receive an Income Tax notice demanding ₹10.5 crore. Vishnu, who earns barely ₹95,000 a year selling clay pots, claims this is a case of identity theft and has filed a cybercrime complaint.
📌 The Case at a Glance-
The IT notice dated March 11, 2025, alleges Vishnu was involved in transactions worth ₹10.61 crore in FY 2020-21.
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A man named Surendra Singh Babel is mentioned in the documents — someone Vishnu claims he's never even heard of.
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On checking GST and IT records, Vishnu found that a fraudulent GST registration was created in his name on March 19, 2020 for a firm called Bhumika Trading based in Girgaon, Mumbai.
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The firm reportedly engaged in ₹2.83 crore worth of transactions with a private limited company.
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With no relief from tax offices, Vishnu filed a complaint at Bundi Cyber Police Station.
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Investigation is now underway.
🧾 IT Department Stand“I only make earthen pots. I have no idea who used my documents to do business worth crores. I just want justice.”
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Vishnu was given a deadline till March 31, 2025, to respond.
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His ITR for the first time has declared an annual income of just ₹95,000.
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Authorities are now probing the matter as a case of digital fraud.
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