Real estate mafia
Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) MLA Akbaruddin Owaisi had to pay a heavy price for the campaign he had launched to identify illegally encroached government and Wakf land in his Chandrayangutta constituency for public use. Unidentified assailants opened fire at Akbaruddin in the old city of Hyderabad. The assailants reportedly came on horsebacks, attacked Owaisi with swords [...] Continue Reading »
Most realtors prefer to buy wetlands near canals which can easily be encroached. As the real estate boom spreads to the outskirts, the invaluable wetlands and farmlands of Kochi are transforming into up lands for ‘basements’ for skyrises. Corporate lobbies and real estate giants are eyeing this fertile land and competing with each other to [...] Continue Reading »
Lonely senior citizens have become the target of land sharks who enjoy the support of politicians. The senior citizens say Land Mafia have been threatening them to sell their land for building a multi-storeyed commercial-cum-residential complex. A police officer said that land sharks were active since land prices in Besant Nagar had soared to more [...] Continue Reading »
In the last three months alone, the Hakimpet Kunta lake originally spread over an area of over 10 acres has shrunk by a good 10-15 per cent, thanks to illegal dumping of debris in the water body. While Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) officials had in the past fenced the lake to keep encroachers at [...] Continue Reading »
The retired director of National Institute of Technical Teachers’ Training and Research (NITTTR), Dr M Narayana Rao, is shocked to know from his neighbour in HBR Layout that a leading real estate agent has sold his property after taking some advance payment and claimed they had all the documents. Narayana Rao who lives in Hyderabad, [...] Continue Reading »
