Aligarh Kachori Seller With Rs 60 Lakh Annual Income Is Not Alone, Here Are Others Who Made A Fortune From Menial Jobs

Shahrukh Khan's famous dialogue from one of his recent films 'Raees' reminds "...Koi dhanda chhota nahi hota..." There are some people in real life who actually follow this while taking up jobs to earn their daily bread. Some end up making a fortune out of it, just like the reel life. In India we have several examples where people have earned a lot of money with doing menial jobs. Call it their destiny or sheer hard work, or perhaps, a mix of both, they become example for others.

Mukesh Kumar an ordinary Kachori Seller from Aligarh who according to officials is earning as much as Rs 60-70 lakh a year from his shop, is one of these people. He might be in the news for a wrong reason, however, his journey and financial success is a story to reckon with.

Aligarh: An outlet 'Mukesh Kachori Bhandar' has come under the radar of Commercial Tax department for not paying tax & not getting registered under the GST (Goods and Service Tax) Act. pic.twitter.com/q8r6sUA2rV

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It might sound unbelievable at first that a small Kachori seller can earn that much from his business. But when you take into account how popular kachoris are, one should not be that all surprised that Mukesh was able to make a future from his business for nearly 12 years. Besides him, there are others as well.

1. Ludhiana pakodewala who paid Rs 60 lakh as income tax

Last year, a pakora seller in Ludhiana made headlines after he surrendered Rs 60 lakhs to the Income Tax department.

The pakora seller, identified as Panna Sigh had two shops in the city and was reportedly hiding his real income until the IT officials raided his shop based on specific inputs. Based on the raid and a day's collection the officials assessed that Sigh has been hiding his real income for years and made him pay Rs 60 lakhs.

2. Pune tea seller making over Rs 12 lakh a month

Navnath Yewle is the owner of one of the most famous tea stalls in Pune - Yewale Tea House.

Yewle has two outlets in the city and in a day, they sell around 3,000 to 4,000 cups of tea from each outlet and earns around Rs 10 to 12 lakh per month. Navnath began selling tea in 2011 and now employees around 15 people.

3. Millionaire beggar of Mumbai

60-year-old Malana Khan, aka Massu lives in a BHK flat in middle-class Andheri West in western suburban Mumbai. While that doesn't sound anything special here is the catch - he is a beggar by profession. And by his own admission, Massu makes anywhere between Rs 1,000-Rs 1,500 a day. Today Massu owns two flats, one of which he has rented out, while still continue to beg on the streets.

4. Bengaluru auto driver¡¯s Rs 1.6 crore villa

Just last month an auto driver in Bengaluru was in the news after IT officials raided his villa worth Rs 1.6 crore in Mahadevapura, Whitefield. Subramani landed in trouble after his neighbors noticed that he was living in an upscale location while his only known income was driving the auto and alerted authorities. On being questioned about he disclosed that in fact, the villa was a gift from an American woman called Lara Evison.

According to Subramani he used to ferry Laurie on his auto when she used to work in Bengaluru between 2006 and 2010. Lara grew fond of Subramani¡¯s family members and after getting back home, she returned to Bengaluru several times and stayed with Subramani¡¯s family. The growing fondness for the family prompted her to loan the money for the villa.