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News Topical, Digital Desk : The Income Tax Department has issued a notice to a washerman in Ajmer, demanding clarifications on bank transactions totaling over ₹598 crore, alleging large-scale diamond purchases and sales.
PAN card was lost two years ago
Jitendra Kumar, who earns his living by washing and ironing clothes in the Ramganj area, said the bank account mentioned in the recent notice does not belong to him. Kumar explained that he lost his PAN card two years ago while attending an event in Pali .
Bank manager also received notice
The Income Tax Department has also issued a notice to the manager of the private bank where the account used to buy and sell diamonds worth crores was used. Kumar's lawyer, Rakesh Thadha, said he has filed a complaint against the bank and the person who operated the account.
Diamond trader from Pali is suspected
He suspected that Shatrughan Singh, a diamond merchant from Pali, had used his PAN card to open a bank account. Transactions totaling over ₹598.5 million were made through this account. Jitendra further stated that ever since he received the notice, his work has come to a standstill. For the past week, he has been making the rounds of lawyers and the police.
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