as per a recent investigation made by the income tax department of kanpur uttar pradesh paan samosa and chaat sellers of the city are found to be millionairesas per the study 256 people selling roadside snacks and eatables have been found to be millionaires and interestingly people who work as ragpickers have been found to have more than three cars per personthe most shocking part of the survey done with the help of data software and other technical tools was that these rich people neither pay a hefty tax in the name of income tax nor have any relation with gstaccording to reports a scrap dealer in bekonganj has bought three properties worth more than rs 10 crore in two yearsthe owners of two paan shops in aryanagar one in swaroop nagar and two in birhana road have bought properties worth rs 5 crore during the covid periodif you think that those who run their business on rented carts are struggling every day you will be surprised to know that a snack seller from mall road is paying rs125 lakh as rent every month on different cartson the other hand chaat sellers of birhana road mall road have invested a lot in real estate as an investment to secure their future while the data has left the income tax department stunned this is not for the first time that such revelation has been done in the year 2019 the commercial tax department of aligarh had revealed the case of a small snack trader having an annual turnover of rs 60 lakhsthumb and embed images courtesy istock photosdisclaimer images are for representation purposes onlyfor scrumptious recipes videos and exciting food news subscribe to our free daily and weekly newsletters