“Waqf property misused in Ahmedabad for 20 years: Salim and 4 others arrested for illegal rent collection after whistleblower Mohammad files complaint”, Opindia, April 21, 2025:
“In a shocking case from Ahmedabad’s Jamalpur area, five individuals illegally occupied prime Waqf Board land worth crores, constructed shops, and collected rent for over two decades—all while falsely claiming to be Waqf trustees. Instead of the rent going to the Waqf Board as it legally should have, the money went straight into their own pockets.
What’s even more alarming? The Waqf Board knew about the scam but took no action, even after formal complaints were filed.
The land in question originally belonged to the Waqf Board and had been handed over to the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC), which built Urdu schools there. However, after the 2001 earthquake, the schools became unsafe and were demolished. That’s when a man named Salimkhan Pathan swooped in and, instead of rebuilding schools, constructed ten shops and began renting them out…….”
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