Illegal occupation of Waqf properties in UP
1 Feb, 2012
In a response to RTI query, it has been reported by the Sunni Central Waqf Board that there are 32 waqf properties that are in illegal possession of Uttar Pradesh Government. In Luknow, there are 12 waqf properties that have allegedly been illegally occupied by UP government agencies while four properties in Itawah, three in Kanpur, three in Varanasi and one each in Meerut, Hapur, Ghaziabad, Noida, Moradabad, Shahjahanpur, Muzaffar Nagar, Badaun, Eta and Deoria that have been encroached upon by Government agencies.