Tax Scam Affects 1,000 Residents in Ahmedabad
AHMEDABAD: Picture waking up to a hefty property tax bill from the civic body, demanding payment for something you believed was settled long ago. This is the alarming reality for numerous residents in Ahmedabad, entangled in a “property tax scam.” This scam, affecting all city zones but particularly impacting the West Zone, has left over 1,000 property owners—who had settled their dues—receiving alarming bills from the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC), some amounting to lakhs of rupees. This issue has been concealed for nearly five years. A senior AMC official suspects a group of touts or agents, who assisted citizens in…