ahmedabad the investigation wing of the income tax department on thursday carried out searches at the premises of 45 stock brokers in various parts of the city the searches were conducted on 67 premises at panjrapole sg road and panchvati among others the offices of stock brokers who are involved in online trading were searched according to sources some of the stock brokers are also chartered accountants cas and were involved in manipulation of shares in the first week of december it officials had carried out raids at 41 premises of builders and stock brokers including 25 in ahmedabad seven in surat and two in jamnagar the officials had seized 20 bank lockers several documents and rs 2 crore in cash from stock broker raju barter shah and other brokers sources said that it officials had found strong evidences of manipulation in share market during the searches two weeks back and the searches carried on thursday were in continuation of that earlier the raids and searches were limited to real estate and bullion sector but now we are looking into the tax evaders of other sectors as well the stock brokers are one such lot who have earlier escaped our scrutiny said a senior it official it officials also recovered unaccounted income to the tune of rs 6 crore from a real estate developer in surat during thursday operation in the last fortnight the real estate developers in different parts of surat have been on the target of the it department for largescale tax evasion unaccounted income worth around rs 20 crore has already been unearthed from more than half a dozen realtors