PRAYAGRAJ, June 2 -- People are buying houses and plots, but many have been evading stamp duty, causing losses of crores to the government. Acting on complaints, district officials identified 363 individuals over the past year who collectively evaded Rs.1.9057 crore in stamp duty, stated officials on Sunday.

Following hearings in the court of assistant inspector general (Stamp), notices were issued to all 363 people. Of these, 235 deposited Rs.1.6626 crore after challans were issued, but officials admitted that notices had no effect on the remaining 127 people.

The process of issuing recovery certificates (RCs) against these people has now started, they added.

Confirming the move, AIG (Stamp) Rakesh Chandra said that in the last one ye...