🚨 The Digital Shadow of Identity Theft: An Individual’s Battle Against Alleged PAN Misuse and Systemic Apathy

The use of one’s Permanent Account Number (PAN) is central to almost every financial transaction in India. It is a unique identifier, a digital fingerprint linking an individual to their tax and financial history.
When this critical identity marker is allegedly misused for massive, unauthorized transactions, the consequences can be severe. A bureaucratic labyrinth results, which can become a nightmare. It raises serious questions about data security.
Concerns about systemic accountability and the fight against tax evasion are also heightened.

This blog post delves into the high-profile grievance of Yogi M. P. Singh (Mahesh Pratap Singh). He claims his PAN (GSWPS0850Q) has been used to aid transactions amounting to over ₹34 crore.
This is despite official tax records suggesting no bank account is linked to the e-filing portal.
His case, documented under registration number PMOPG/E/2025/0037087, exposes a worrying disconnect between ground-level financial activity and central government records.
This situation has resulted in an appeal.
There is a call for a full-scale inquiry by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
The focus is on the allegedly corrupt income tax staff.

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🔎 The Allegation: A Tangle of Discrepancies

The core of Mr. Singh’s grievance is the alarming volume of financial activities linked to his PAN, which he asserts are fraudulent and unauthorized. The details provided in the grievance paint a picture of extraordinary business activity:

• Business Receipts: ₹4,65,76,920
• GST Purchases: ₹12,20,99,234
• GST Turnover: ₹16,32,92,127
• Rent Received: ₹1,19,09,381
• Total Reported Transactions: ₹34,38,77,662 (approximately ₹34.38 Crore)

Mr. Singh questions the Income Tax Department (ITD) with impact. He asks, “If my Permanent account number (PAN) is not being misused, how are these account transactions happening? How can they be connected to my PAN?” The gravity is further compounded by the fact that ₹3.4 crore is reportedly deposited as tax against this PAN. This raises a critical, unsettling question at the heart of the matter. How can transactions worth hundreds of millions occur without verifiable bank accounts? How do corresponding tax deposits happen without such accounts?

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🏛️ The Departmental Response: A Study in Contradiction

The responses received by Mr. Singh from various wings of the ITD and associated bodies have only deepened the mystery. In the applicant’s view, they highlighted the department’s failure to solve the core issue.

1. The Bank Account Vacuum

The investigation officer sought bank details related to the PAN. He cited Sections 69 and 69B of the IT Act and Section 91 of the CRPC. The response was bafflingly simple: The details were absent.

• NSDL’s Reply: An NSDL official stated that a search based on PAN GSWPS0850Q was conducted. It found “no Beneficial Owner (BO) account is held against the said PAN with any Depository Participants (DPs) of NSDL.”
• Mirzapur Ibo’s Reply: Pravin Kumar Shrivastav, ITO-3(2) Mirzapur, also confirmed a detail. He stated that “Bank details are not available in the database.” This was in reference to PAN GSWPS0850Q in the Income Tax business application report.

This official stance claims that no bank details are linked. It stands in stark, almost impossible, contrast to the massive financial transactions recorded against the same PAN.

2. The Final Closing Remark

The Chief Commissioner of Income Tax (CCIT), Allahabad, closed the initial grievance on April 1, 2025, with a formal remark:

“PAN:- GSWPS0850Q is lying with ITO, ward -3(2), Mirzapur. On verifying through E filling Portal, it is found that the PAN is registered in the e-filling portal. But, the assessee has not filed ITR for any year. Additionally, no prevalidated bank account details are available… In 26 AS there are some transactions shown for TDS and TCS in different years (copy enclosed).”

The department essentially confirmed the applicant’s core point. The PAN is active. Bank details are missing from the e-filing portal. Still, significant Tax Deducted at Source (TDS) and Tax Collected at Source (TCS) transactions are visible in the Form 26AS. This confirms the financial activity is connected to the PAN. Yet, corresponding banking, KYC, and return-filing details cannot be traced through standard departmental systems.

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🗣️ The Appeal: Harassment, Maligning, and the CBI Question

Dissatisfied, Mr. Singh filed an appeal, escalating the matter to the Pr. CCIT Lucknow, Vivek Mishra. The appeal shifts focus from a mere transactional query to a systemic failure, accusing the department of harassment and corruption.

The Identity Disconnect

The appeal reveals another critical piece of misused information. The registered location on the e-filing portal (05, 04 Raipur, Raipur, Chhattisgarh) is incorrect. It does not belong to the PAN holder, Mahesh Pratap Singh. Furthermore, the PAN is linked to a mobile number (7024188072) and email email (dngoldraipur18@gmail.com) that the applicant states belong to the “fraudulent person who opened the account.”

The department did not verify the registered location. It acknowledges this in its own attached report. This failure is cited as a key enabler of the fraud. This non-verification allowed “various companies and business firms” to allegedly misuse the PAN. Meanwhile, the ITD focused on “streaming arbitrary notices” to the genuine applicant.

The Call for a Central Probe

The most serious charge is the accusation of widespread tax evasion and corruption within the Income Tax Department. The applicant specifically names an officer, Sonal Singh ITO DDIT/ADIT (I&CI), in the first grievance. Mr. Singh argues that the Income Tax Department is a central government body. Thus, it falls under the purview of the CBI. He demands an inquiry by the premier investigative agency.

The appeal casts a strong challenge to the CBI’s role: “What is the role of the Central Bureau of Investigation? Corruption is growing. It is increasing in the Department of Income Tax.” Will the Central Bureau of Investigation only watch the large-scale tax evasion? Are they trusting the senior rank officers of income tax too much?”

This case has evolved from an individual complaint about identity misuse.
It has grown into a significant public interest issue regarding the integrity of India’s tax framework.
The official records confirm the existence of colossal, taxable transactions linked to a PAN.
At the same time, they claim a total lack of associated bank account or KYC data.
This disconnect is a monumental failure of the digital financial ecosystem.
Alternatively, as the complainant alleges, it indicates a sophisticated, large-scale operation.
This would involve tax evasion and corrupt official complicity.
The Income Tax Department’s appellate authority must thoroughly investigate this digital anomaly.
Ultimately, the CBI needs to restore public faith in this structure.
The stakes are high: the protection of individual identities and the integrity of national revenue.

Transaction of Rs.343877662 by misusing PAN

Corrupt income tax commissioners must visit in fields to verify records of streaming messages. Central government has been insensitive to issues of corruption