In a shocking case of identity theft and GST fraud, Rajendra Kumar Yadav, a daily wager from Dumardiha village in Koderma district, has been served with a staggering Rs. 1.08 crore penalty notice from the GST and the Central Excise department, Mumbai.
Yadav, who previously worked as a waiter in Maharashtra’s Thane district, discovered that unknow perpetrators had fraudulently established a company called “Baani Exim” using his identity. The unsuspecting victim, who returned to his village following the covid-19 lockdown, has been struggling to make ends meet as a daily wage worker to support his family of six, including his elderly parents.
Upon receiving the notice on November 4 at his village address, Yadav promptly filed an online compliant with the Koderma police on November 12.
Source: The Times of India
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