India, April 10 -- The Income Tax Department has issued a notice to a resident of Ratanpur village in Gujarat's Sabarkantha district with Rs.12,000 monthly income and Rs.12 bank balance to explain "unassessed transactions" of Rs.36 crore, which he said he has no clue about.

Jiteshkumar Makwana, an office boy at an Information Technology company, said his income is too low for him to file income tax returns. "When I saw the Rs.36 crore notice, I froze. I kept staring at the paper, trying to make sense of it. I only have Rs.12 in my bank account."

He added that he approached the local police station after receiving the notice, which referred him to the cybercrime unit. "The unit sent me to the income tax office, where I was asked to conta...