In yet another major crackdown on financial irregularities, the Income Tax (IT) Department has uncovered large-scale underreporting of property transactions worth over ₹1,570 crore during surveys at two key Sub-Registrar Offices in Nagpur — Civil Lines and Reshimbagh.
According to sources, the Intelligence and Criminal Investigation Wing (ICIW) of the IT Department conducted the operation, revealing underreported transactions of around ₹1,500 crore in Civil Lines and ₹70 crore in Reshimbagh. The staggering figures point to persistent irregularities in property registration and financial reporting across the city.
The survey teams arrived unannounced early in the morning, catching the staff off guard. Officials meticulously examined property registration records and compared the declared values with prevailing market rates, exposing massive discrepancies. The Civil Lines findings are reportedly the largest instance of underreporting detected in Nagpur so far.
This latest action follows a series of similar surveys at other Sub-Registrar Offices across Nagpur, including Hingna, Sadar, Mhalgi Nagar, and Mahal, where transactions worth several thousand crores were allegedly underreported. Earlier, the ICIW had uncovered tax evasion exceeding ₹800 crore at the Hingna Sub-Registrar Office alone.
Investigations there revealed a systematic manipulation of records — officials manually filtered out high-value transactions, especially those exceeding ₹30 lakh, from iSarita, Maharashtra’s official property registration portal, before uploading data to the IT Department’s Statement of Financial Transactions (SFT) portal. This deliberate omission allowed such deals to escape automated scrutiny.
The recent survey also comes against the backdrop of the Khamla Sub-Registrar Office controversy, where Joint Deputy Registrar (Class-II) A.T. Kaple was suspended following a surprise inspection by State Revenue Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule. During that raid, unaccounted cash was recovered from his drawer, and a preliminary inquiry confirmed irregularities and misconduct.
Officials said the IT Department has now intensified its focus on Nagpur’s property market, suspecting widespread suppression of income by both buyers and sellers. The department plans to expand its investigation to additional registrar offices and initiate proceedings against those found guilty of financial misreporting.
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