How a Rajasthan Labourer Was Made Owner of ₹18-Crore Tax Scam

A shocking case of identity theft has surfaced where Veerdharam, a daily wage labourer from Rajasthan, was unknowingly made the owner of a Delhi-based company that carried out ₹18 crore worth of GST transactions. The firm “Virdha Traders” was registered using his Aadhaar and PAN without consent.The fraudsters accessed OTPs linked to his phone and faked his identity to conduct copper and plastic-related trade, evading over ₹3 crore in taxes. Authorities are now investigating how Aadhaar-PAN authentication was misused, raising serious concerns about India’s digital verification systems.📌 Key Highlights:Labourer Veerdharam duped using forged documents₹18 crore GST transactions via Delhi-based fake firmAadhaar-PAN OTP accessed without his knowledgeGST registration marked “successful” on July 10, 2025Complaint filed; CBEC and Delhi GST investigating#IdentityTheftIndia #GSTFraud #AadhaarOTPScam #CyberFraudIndia #FakeCompanyScam #CyberSecurityIndia #CyberPlatter