Factory Worker in UP Gets Tax Notice of Rs. 11 Crore; Cleaner and Juice Vendor Also Accused of Owing Crores

A factory worker, a cleaner, and a juice vendor from Aligarh have received Income Tax notices demanding crores of rupees in unpaid taxes. All these notices were issued in just a fortnight. This has raised concerns about the misuse of Aadhaar and PAN details and identity theft.

One of the victims, Yogesh Sharma, works in a small factory and manufactures springs for locks. He is already struggling financially, so much so that his electricity was cut off because he couldn’t afford to pay the bill. His troubles got even worse when he received an Income Tax notice demanding Rs. 11.12 crore in unpaid dues.

The notice is dated March 20, 2025, and it says that Yogesh owes the Income Tax department Rs. 11.12 crore ( Rs. 11,11,85,991). Yogesh said that he has never even heard of such a large amount. His financial struggles are already worse as he lives in a rented house, and his electricity was disconnected a week ago because he couldn’t pay the bill. He and his wife haven’t eaten since he received the notice.

Karan Kumar, a cleaner who earns Rs. 15,000 per month on a contract with the State Bank of India, also received a shocking tax notice for Rs. 33.89 crore. Karan stated that he received the notice on Saturday around 4 p.m. He has no clue how this has happened. He is trying to get this investigated and is waiting for the first information report to be registered. He said that he suspects that his PAN card and Aadhaar have been misused.

The third case is of Mohammed Raees, a small juice seller. He was issued a tax notice for Rs. 7.8 crore. Raees was shocked when he received the notice. He said he had no idea why this notice had been sent to him. He only sells juice and has never earned such a huge amount. He did not know what to do in this situation.

When he reached out to the Income Tax officials, they inquired whether he had ever shared his personal documents with anyone, to which he said that he had never done so. His friend Sohail stated that if Raees was a millionaire, He would not be running a juice shop and that this was clearly a case of fraud.

As several such cases have occurred in Aligarh in just a fortnight, authorities suspect that Aadhaar and PAN details have been misused, potentially by fraudsters carrying out high-value transactions under stolen identities. An investigation is currently in progress to uncover those responsible for these unexpected tax notices.