The Karnataka Wakf Board Land Scam concerns the alleged misappropriation of ₹2,000 billion (US$23 billion) in Indian property funds, made public by a report submitted by the Karnataka State Minorities Commission in 2012.
Sadananda Gowda, which alleged that 27,000 acres of land controlled by the Karnataka Wakf Board had either been misappropriated or allocated illegally.
[1][2][3] The Karnataka Wakf Board is a Muslim charitable trust that manages and oversees property that have been donated for use by the poor.
[4] 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.
[5] 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.