Millionaires in UP cities evade tax on crores of property; IT Dept uncovers massive scam

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News18•09-01-2026, 14:30
Millionaires in UP cities evade tax on crores of property; IT Dept uncovers massive scam
- •Income Tax Department investigation in UP and Uttarakhand reveals large-scale irregularities in property transactions.
- •Properties worth crores were bought and sold without PAN cards, violating income tax rules and causing revenue loss.
- •Hundreds of such deals found in Kanpur, Agra, Meerut, Noida, where transactions exceeded ₹50,000 without PAN.
- •Millionaires misused Form-60 to purchase properties worth crores, despite showing very low annual income.
- •IT officials suspect a large black money laundering conspiracy, with deliberate understatement of property prices and cash transactions to evade tax and stamp duty.
Why It Matters: IT Dept uncovers massive tax evasion by UP millionaires using property deals without PAN cards.
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