In what can be called a bizarre case, owner of a small roadside food outlet that sells kachoris in Aligarh area of Uttar Pradesh recently came under the scanner of the commercial tax department after it was found that the owner of the shop, which had an annual turnover of over Rs 60 lakh was not paying up his taxes.

A notice had been issued by the tax officials to the owner, Mukesh Kumar for not paying taxes and not registering his shop under GST.

Aligarh: An outlet 'Mukesh Kachori Bhandar' has come under the radar of Commercial Tax department for not paying tax & not getting registered under the GST (Goods and Service Tax) Act. pic.twitter.com/q8r6sUA2rV

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Anup Maheshwari, Additional Commissioner of the Commerce Tax Department said: "A notice has been issued to the shop owner. After primary investigation, it was found that their annual turnover was more than 60 lakh."

The incident took place on May 20, when over half a dozen Commercial Tax Department officials conducted a raid at Kumar's shop which was operational for many years since the past. After an assessment, the officials found out that Kumar's per day sale exceeded Rs. 5,500.