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News India Live, Digital Desk: The ‘Investigation Wing’ of the Income Tax Department has taken major actions one after the other in the registry offices (Sub-Registrar Zone-1 and Zone-3) located at Civil Lines, Kanpur. According to the latest data, after examining the records of the last 5 years (2020-2025), almost ₹3,500 crore to ₹4,000 crore Financial irregularities have come to light. This scam has created a stir from government to administration.
1. How was the secret of ‘4000 crores’ revealed? (The Investigation)
The Income Tax Department had found huge discrepancies in the data while reconciling the ‘Statement of Financial Transactions’ (SFT).
Data mismatch: A huge discrepancy was found between the data uploaded online and the physical records by the registry office.
Raid: Income Tax officials conducted a survey for 6 hours each in the offices of Zone-1 and then Zone-3, in which separate scams of ₹2,500 crore and ₹1,000 crore came to light.
2. ‘3 big tricks’ of scam (Modus Operandi)
The investigation revealed that the following methods were used to defraud government revenue:
| rigging method | Description | bearing |
|---|---|---|
| fake pan card | About more than 1,000 Fake or arbitrarily filled PAN numbers were written in the registries. | Attempts to hide benami properties and black money. |
| price reduction | The actual value of the property was shown to be much lower in government records. | Evasion of stamp duty and income tax. |
| wrong mobile number | Incorrect contact details of buyers and sellers were entered so that the Income Tax Department could not reach them. | Deals worth crores by hiding identity. |
3. How much loss did the government suffer?
According to initial estimates, the Income Tax Department will lose approximately Rs. ₹800 crore to ₹1,000 crore Direct tax has been defrauded. Apart from this, the figure of stamp duty evasion is also estimated to be in crores.
4. Sword of ‘deadline’ on responsible officials
Income Tax Department has informed the officers and babus of the registry office. 10 days time They have been asked to clarify the missing documents and doubtful PAN entries. If they are not able to give satisfactory answers, then strict punitive action and FIR can be registered against the concerned registrar and employees.
Are there connections to KDA’s corruption?
In Kanpur, not only the Registry Department, but also the KDA (Kanpur Development Authority) has recently witnessed cases of hanging the registry by taking bribe and selling plots on fake documents. The District Magistrate (DM) has adopted the policy of ‘zero tolerance’ against corruption and has ordered strict monitoring.
