<p> A private complaint has been filed before the Special Lokayukta Court against Karnataka Wakf Minister Qamar-ul Islam accusing him of illegally acquiring Wakf properties in Gulbarga.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Complainant Tabrez Pasha submitted documents to the court alleging that Qamar-ul Islam illegally acquired a little over eight acres of Wakf land in Bandepura.<br /><br />The land was granted to Khwaja Bande Nawaz Sharief Dargarh by the Wakf Board in 1974 and four years later, Qamar-ul Islam requested that the land to be granted to him, it said.<br />The land was illegally granted in Qamar-ul Islam's favour and the minister converted it into a residential layout, selling each plot for a sum ranging from Rs six lakh to Rs twenty lakh, Pasha alleged in his complaint.<br /><br />Pasha alleged Qamar-ul Islam misused his official position as member of Karnataka Wakf Board in 1998 to denotify the shrine land.<br /><br />The land had been illegally occupied by some people against whom the Wakf Board was fighting a legal battle in Karnataka High Court.<br /><br />Pasha said he filed a complaint with the Karnataka State Minorities Commission a few months ago and the Commission had, in turn, submitted a report to the government.<br />However, the government had failed to take any action.<br /><br />Special Lokayukta Court Judge N K Sudhindra Rao has posted the case to July 18 for hearing.</p>
<p> A private complaint has been filed before the Special Lokayukta Court against Karnataka Wakf Minister Qamar-ul Islam accusing him of illegally acquiring Wakf properties in Gulbarga.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Complainant Tabrez Pasha submitted documents to the court alleging that Qamar-ul Islam illegally acquired a little over eight acres of Wakf land in Bandepura.<br /><br />The land was granted to Khwaja Bande Nawaz Sharief Dargarh by the Wakf Board in 1974 and four years later, Qamar-ul Islam requested that the land to be granted to him, it said.<br />The land was illegally granted in Qamar-ul Islam's favour and the minister converted it into a residential layout, selling each plot for a sum ranging from Rs six lakh to Rs twenty lakh, Pasha alleged in his complaint.<br /><br />Pasha alleged Qamar-ul Islam misused his official position as member of Karnataka Wakf Board in 1998 to denotify the shrine land.<br /><br />The land had been illegally occupied by some people against whom the Wakf Board was fighting a legal battle in Karnataka High Court.<br /><br />Pasha said he filed a complaint with the Karnataka State Minorities Commission a few months ago and the Commission had, in turn, submitted a report to the government.<br />However, the government had failed to take any action.<br /><br />Special Lokayukta Court Judge N K Sudhindra Rao has posted the case to July 18 for hearing.</p>