Rajasthan Potter Gets ₹10.5 Crore IT Notice, Claims Identity Theft and Files Cyber Complaint

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.

• A man named Surendra Singh Babel is mentioned in the documents — someone Vishnu claims he's never even heard of.

🔍 Misuse of Aadhaar and PAN

• 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.

• The firm reportedly engaged in ₹2.83 crore worth of transactions with a private limited company.

👮♂️ Cyber Complaint Registered

• With no relief from tax offices, Vishnu filed a complaint at Bundi Cyber Police Station.

• Investigation is now underway.

🗣️ Vishnu’s Plea

“I only make earthen pots. I have no idea who used my documents to do business worth crores. I just want justice.”

🧾 IT Department Stand

• Vishnu was given a deadline till March 31, 2025, to respond.

• His ITR for the first time has declared an annual income of just ₹95,000.

• Authorities are now probing the matter as a case of digital fraud.