The searches were conducted in Ludhiana, Chandigarh, Mohali, Rajpura and Jalandhar, a senior Income Tax Department official said.
"Searches have been conducted at offices and residential premises of Punjabi singers and Punjabi film producers," IT Director (Ludhiana) H S Sohi said.
The singers included Gippy Grewal, Diljit Dosanjh and Miss Pooja, he said.
Singer-cum-actor Gippy Grewal has acted in Punjabi comedy