A cook from a dhaba in Madhya Pradesh, identified as Ravindra Singh Chauhan, was shocked to receive an Income Tax notice for over ₹46 crore in suspicious bank transactions. He works at a roadside eatery and says his yearly bank transactions do not exceed ₹3 lakh, so the notice was completely stunning to him.
The first notice arrived in April, but since it was in English and no one in his family was educated enough to understand it, the issue wasn’t addressed. A second notice in July prompted him to seek help from a lawyer, who revealed the massive amount of the transactions.
Upon investigation, Ravindra discovered that his own bank account had minimal activity. However, a second account had been opened in his name at a bank in Delhi without his knowledge. He alleges that his former supervisor, Shashi Bhushan, opened the fraudulent account and linked it to a company called Shaurya Traders. This is where the massive transactions took place.
Ravindra claims he had asked his supervisor to close the account years ago but was falsely told it had been shut down. The fraudulent account still holds ₹12.5 lakh, and Ravindra insists he has no connection to the money or the company.
He has filed complaints with the police and the State Cyber Cell but claims no concrete action has been taken so far. Ravindra is now urging authorities to take action against the culprits.