Income Tax Notice: Imagine, you are a small artisan, who earns only ₹ 400-₹ 500 by working hard the whole day. In such a situation, if an income tax notice worth crores of rupees comes in your name, it will be no less than a big shock. Same thing happened with zari artisan Phool Mian, resident of Kangi Tola of Kila police station area of Bareilly. Phool Mian, who earned just ₹ 400 by working in brocade all day, has received a notice of income tax dues of ₹ 114 crore. This notice has been issued in his name in the name of a firm registered in Delhi, which has made a turnover of Rs 232 crore in five years.
In 2018, Phool Mian contacted a person from the same locality named Guddu Sundar alias Uwais, who used to help unemployed people get jobs abroad. Guddu introduced him to Nanhe alias Suhail, who took Aadhaar, PAN card and other important documents from Phool Mian by promising him a job abroad. Some documents were also signed by Phool Mian. These people, postponing the offer of employment on the pretext of Corona, got a firm registered in their name in Delhi and this firm made a turnover of crores.
Phool Mian got income tax notice of Rs 114 crore
In February 2024, when Phool Mian received a notice from the Income Tax Department, he contacted SP City Manush Pareek. Giving information, SP City said that this is a case of serious fraud. A case of opening a fake firm using the name of a poor artisan like Phool Mian and making a turnover of two billion rupees illegally has come to light. All the accused involved in the case will be arrested soon. If the name of any other accused comes up in the police investigation, he will also be caught.
Efforts to arrest the accused
Police have registered a case against the accused under charges of cheating, forgery and preparing fake documents. In this entire episode, Guddu alias Uwais, Nanhe alias Suhail and Delhi resident Asif Khan alias Abdul Razzaq are said to be the main accused. The police is investigating the matter thoroughly and is assuring that the accused will be arrested soon and strict action will be taken.