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The '''Karnataka Wakf Board Land Scam''' concerns the alleged misappropriation of {{INRConvert|2000|b}} in Indian property funds, made public by a report submitted by the [[Karnataka State Minorities Commission]] in 2012.<br />
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In March 2012, [[Anwar Manippady]], the Chairman of the [[Karnataka State Minorities Commission]] submitted a report to the chief minister of [[Karnataka]] state, [[D.V. Sadananda Gowda]], which alleged that 27,000 acres of land controlled by the Karnataka Wakf Board had either been misappropriated or allocated illegally. The value of the land has been estimated at Rs. 2&nbsp;trillion ([[Long and short scales|short scale]]) (US$39 billion).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.ft.com/beyond-brics/2012/03/27/another-39bn-indian-corruption-scandal-this-time-its-land/#axzz1qPnd4K3p| title=Another $39bn Indian corruption scandal: this time it’s land | author=Neil Munshi| work=The Financial Times| date=27 March 2012}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/karnataka-news/karnatakas-waqf-land-scam-worth-rs-2-lakh-crore-five-facts-473536|title=Karnataka's Waqf land scam worth Rs 2 lakh crore: Five facts|website=NDTV.com|access-date=2019-10-05}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/wakf-board-scam-report-siddaramaiah-governments-nightmare-40844|title=Wakf board scam report: Siddaramaiah government's nightmare|last=Srinivasan|first=Sarayu|date=28 March 2016|website=The News Minute|access-date=2019-10-05}}</ref><br />
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The [[Karnataka Wakf Board]] is a Muslim charitable trust that manages and oversees property that have been donated for use by the poor.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.karwakf.org/| title=Home | author=Karnataka State Board of Wakfs| publisher= Karnataka State Board of Wakfs | date=2008}}</ref> The report commissioned by Manippady alleges that the Karnataka Wakf Board had allowed almost 50% of its land to be misappropriated by politicians and board members, in collusion with the real estate mafia for a fraction of its market value.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/Karnataka/Wakf-Board-land-scam-Report-submitted-to-Karnataka-govt/Article1-831182.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120327132327/http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/Karnataka/Wakf-Board-land-scam-Report-submitted-to-Karnataka-govt/Article1-831182.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=27 March 2012 | title=Rs 2 lakh cr-scam hits Karnataka Wakf Board | author=HT Correspondent| work=Hindustan Times| date=26 March 2012}}</ref><br />
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Manippady has recommended that the government establish a committee to investigate corrupt activities on the Wakf Board and appoint a task force to recover properties that have been illegally sold by the Wakf Board. The Income Tax Department has already initiated a probe into this.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/karnataka-waqf-board-scam/1/179593.html | title=Karnataka Wakf Board scam runs into Rs 2 lakh crore: Report| work=India Today| date=27 March 2012}}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[List of scandals in India]]<br />
* [[Corruption in India]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Political corruption in India]]<br />
[[Category:History of Karnataka (1947–present)]]<br />
[[Category:Corruption in Karnataka]]<br />
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