Mohali, Sept. 26 -- The Intelligence and Criminal Investigation (I&CI) Directorate of the income tax department, Chandigarh, on Thursday conducted a survey at the office of the tehsildar in Kharar, uncovering irregularities in reporting property transactions worth over Rs.18,000 crore.

The directorate has given 15 days to revenue officers to file their Statement of Financial Transaction (SFT) and correct their financial record, failing which penal action will be initiated against the state revenue officers.

During physical checks, officials compared data from the state registry software with records submitted by the tehsildar to the income tax department. It was found that several high-value property transactions running into crores wer...