Mohali, Oct. 1 -- The Intelligence and Criminal Investigation (I&C I) Directorate of the income tax department, Chandigarh, on Tuesday carried out surveys at the offices of tehsildars in Manesar, Jalandhar-1 and Baddi, and discovered irregularities in reporting property transactions worth over Rs.35,000 crore.

The checks were a part of an ongoing drive to check irregularities in the reporting of property transactions by tehsildars.

During physical checks, officials compared data from the state registry software with records submitted by the tehsildar to the income tax department. The surveys revealed a large number of high-value property deals that were either not reported to the department at all or reported with incorrect details.

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