Hyderabad: In a recent crackdown on illegal possession of Waqf lands, the Telangana State Waqf Board seized 12.15 guntas of land in Mamidpally village of Pahadishareef on Saturday, May 17.
According to officials, the land located in survey numbers 91 and 92 was leased out in 2000 to Adeeb Qureshi, who is the president of Charminar Educational Society, for community welfare. The lease amount was fixed at Rs 1.50 lakh per month.
In 2024, the lease expired.
Waqf officials stated that the tenant or lessee allegedly failed to pay the rents from November 2021 to August 2024, accumulating to Rs 59.25 lakh.
”The tenant or lessee failed to establish the educational society for the benefit of the Muslim community, as envisaged in his orders. He failed to fulfil the purpose of the tenancy after his lease expired. As a result, 50 percent of the accumulated arrears stand due as of the current date. The board has taken over the land,” the Telangana Waqf Board chairman said in a statement.
| Edited by Veena Nair | 
