The Income-Tax department is looking into the income sources of a Bangalore auto-rickshaw driver who now lives in a Rs 1.6 crore-villa in an elite gated society in Whitefield. AdvertisingSpeaking to indianexpress.com, an official from the I-T department said the 37-year-old auto driver has been under close watch from mid-April in the light of the parliamentary elections. The official said an investigation is underway and a notice has been served under Prohibition of Benami Property Transactions Act, 1988. He claims the woman offered to help him improve his lifestyle after she felt sympathetic on learning about his financial constraints. He adds that she began lending him money on an interest-free basis to help his children get good education.

Source: Indian Express May 02, 2019 16:28 UTC