Transport department goof-up leaves MS Dhoni with hefty tax bill

Indian cricket captain MS Dhoni will have to pay a one-time tax along with penalty after his sports utility vehicle ‘Hummer H2’ was ‘mistakenly’ registered as a Mahindra Scorpio by the Ranchi transport department in 2009, said the state’s district transport officer. As a result of the typing error, Dhoni was asked to deposit only Rs 53,000 as registration charges instead of Rs four lakh.

“He has paid tax till 2010. He will have to pay one-time along with penalty as per rules. The typist while uploading details of Dhoni’s Hummer couldn’t find the vehicle’s model type in options back then, as it is an international brand. As you can’t put in any further details until you select a model, he must have selected ‘Scorpio’ as a model type for Dhoni’s car. It was a typing mistake,” Nagendra Paswan, the Ranchi DTO, said.

Dhoni, who is known for his passion for vehicles, added the Hummer, worth around Rs one crore, to his already rich collection in 2009. Dhoni’s interest in bikes has also often been discussed in media. He co-partnered Akkineni Nagarjuna in buying a Supersport World Championship team named Mahi Racing Team India. The other thing about the India skipper that has been in the news recently is the  teaser of the movie ‘MS Dhoni – The Untold Story’ released moments before India’s first World T20 match against New Zealand in Nagpur which the team lost.

Also read: Watch: The teaser of MS Dhoni – The Untold Story

Dressed as a TC (ticket checker), Singh Rajput playing M.S.Dhoni, walks confidently among a sea of commuters on railway station as he enters his first day of duty with South Eastern Indian railways. Sushant is seen diligently listening to instructions given by his superior as he walks cooly to take charge of his first big professional assignment. The brief teaser ends with chants of the skipper after he scores a six to help India lift the world cup.