Overview
- District Magistrate Avneesh Rai formed a two-member inquiry team on Saturday to probe alleged identity fraud behind a ₹14.66 crore tax demand to farmer Bhola Singh.
- Preliminary GST checks found a Delhi firm named Ram Store used Singh’s Aadhaar and PAN, which officials say points to fraud and forgery.
- Singh, a resident of Khurrampur Bhamori in Wazirganj, received an income tax notice on March 29 for ₹1.02 crore followed by a GST demand for ₹13.63 crore.
- The farmer says the Wazirganj police station and the Cyber Crime police station did not register his complaint, so he petitioned the district administration for help.
- The episode illustrates how a firm registered with stolen IDs can generate large income tax or GST liabilities for a stranger before investigators confirm the misuse.