Shocking GST Notice: Daily Wage Laborer in Kothagudem asked to Pay ₹22.86 Lakh in Tax Dues
A Telangana laborer was shocked to receive Rs. 22.86 lakh GST notice, exposing a suspected case of identity theft and tax fraud
A daily wage laborer in Telangana was shocked to receive a tax notice demanding Rs. 22.86 lakh in unpaid GST dues despite having no connection to any business. The case appears to be an instance of identity theft, where someone misused his personal details to register a business and evade taxes. The labourer, Janapati Venkateswarlu, lives in a small tin shed...
A daily wage laborer in Telangana was shocked to receive a tax notice demanding Rs. 22.86 lakh in unpaid GST dues despite having no connection to any business. The case appears to be an instance of identity theft, where someone misused his personal details to register a business and evade taxes.
The labourer, Janapati Venkateswarlu, lives in a small tin shed in Chandrugonda mandal, Bhadradri Kothagudem district. Being illiterate, he did not understand the DRC-7 notice that arrived at his home through a post on March 4, 2025.
With the help of educated neighbors, he learned that the notice was from the Commercial Tax Office in Vijayawada, demanding tax payments, penalties, and interest for the year 2022-23. The notice was issued in connection to a business called Bhagya Laxmi Enterprise, registered at Vijayawada under GSTIN: 37CKKPV6641Q1Z0. However, when Venkateswarlu read the document, he was confused, as he had never owned or operated a business.
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A few days after receiving the notice, he got a phone call from a tax officer, who asked him to clear the dues for his business. When he explained that he had no connection to any business, the officer advised him to file a police complaint. Concerned and wanting to clear his name, Venkateswarlu traveled to Vijayawada on March 12, 2025, along with some friends, to investigate the matter.
When he reached the address given in the notice, he was shocked to find that no such business existed there. Confused and worried, he went to a Mee-Seva center to apply for a PAN card. However, the staff at the center informed him that a PAN card had already been issued in his name on September 22, 2024, without his knowledge. This raised serious concerns about how someone obtained a PAN card and business registration in his name without his knowledge.
Authorities suspect that someone may have stolen Venkateswarlu’s Aadhaar card details and used them to create a fake PAN card and register Bhagya Laxmi Enterprise under his name. This identity fraud led to him being wrongly accused of tax evasion and landed him in legal trouble.
Now, Venkateswarlu is seeking legal help and plans to file a formal police complaint in Kothagudem. His case has drawn attention to identity theft and misuse of government records, highlighting the need for stronger verification when issuing tax registrations and business licenses.
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Many people are questioning how a daily wage laborer, who has no financial dealings beyond his basic earnings, could have been linked to Rs. 22.86 lakh tax fraud. This case has raised concerns over the safety of personal identification documents, and officials are being urged to investigate the fraud and ensure the real culprits are caught.
Venkateswarlu’s experience is a warning for all citizens to be careful with their personal documents and be aware of possible fraud. The authorities are expected to investigate the matter further and take action against those responsible for misusing his identity.
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