Chaiwala in Rajasthan under IT radar for paying Rs 1.5 crore dowry

The said tea seller is currently absconding and a search operation to trace him and his family has been launched.

A tea seller has come under the radar of the Income Tax department after he coughed up Rs 1.51 crore ($ 0.23 million, check and convert currency rates here) as dowry for his daughters for their wedding. Leela Ram Gujjar who is a tea stall owner at Haduata in Rajasthan is seen in a video counting the notes and handing them over to the family of the groom. The video had gone viral.

Immediately after this, he was summoned by the IT officials where he failed to explain the source of the income. The IT department has summoned him once again on Thursday with relevant documents to prove the source of his income.

However, the IT probe is just one of the concerns for Gujjar. He is already under the scanner for getting four of his minor daughters married. He is also under the scanner of paying dowry which is a punishable offence under the law.

Currently, Gujjar is absconding. After the police visited his house only to find it locked, a search operation to trace him and his family has been launched.

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