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Panel Searches Hakim-Linked Factories Over Waqf Land Complaint
A government-appointed commission visited factories connected to Firhad Hakim.
The factories are in New Alipore, Kolkata.
Someone complained that the businesses were using Waqf property without permission.
The commission searched the factories and checked documents.
Hakim said the factories are on rented land.
He showed rent agreements and receipts to the officials.
The commission did not share details of its investigation.
Its wider job is to examine complaints about institutional corruption in the state.
A judicial commission investigating institutional corruption searched factories linked to Firhad Hakim in New Alipore.
The complaint alleges the businesses operate on property belonging to the Zohra Begum Waqf Estate.
The inspected units include Hakim Polymakers, Hakim Chemicals and M/S Marble Point.
Hakim denied wrongdoing and said the factories have operated on rented property since 1985.
The commission was formed by the BJP government in May to examine institutional corruption complaints.
- Who
- A judicial commission investigating institutional corruption, Firhad Hakim and businesses linked to him.
- What
- Officials searched polyethylene, chemical and marble manufacturing units over a complaint alleging Waqf land encroachment.
- Where
- Factories at 33 Tollygunge Circular Road and other locations in New Alipore, Kolkata.
- When
- Thursday; the main search began around 12:30 p.m. and lasted about an hour and a half.
- Why
- The search followed a complaint alleging that property belonging to the Zohra Begum Waqf Estate was illegally occupied for business operations.
Complaint and Commission Inquiry
Hakim’s Denial
Use of Waqf property
Complaint and Commission Inquiry
The complaint alleges that Hakim illegally occupied Zohra Begum Waqf Estate property to run his businesses.
Hakim’s Denial
Hakim says the factories operate from rented properties and that there is nothing illegal about them.
Evidence reviewed
Complaint and Commission Inquiry
Commission officials searched the factories but said they could not disclose case details.
Hakim’s Denial
Hakim said he showed officials rent agreements and rent receipts dating from the factories’ operation on rented property.
Key facts
- Commission chair
- Former Calcutta High Court Justice Biswajit Basu
- Commission members
- Senior IPS officer K. Jayaraman and other officials
- Businesses inspected
- Hakim Polymakers Pvt Ltd, Hakim Chemicals and M/S Marble Point
- Main location
- 33, Tollygunge Circular Road, New Alipore
- Hakim’s response
- He said the factories operate on rented properties and provided rent agreements and receipts.
- Commission mandate
- To examine complaints of institutional corruption in the state
- Commission formation
- Announced by the BJP government in May
Quotes
Firhad Hakim
Former Kolkata Municipal Corporation mayor and owner linked to the inspected factories
“My factory has been operating on rented property since 1985, and I showed the visiting team details of the rent agreement and rent receipts. Earlier, the factory was registered under small-scale industries (SSI), and subsequently it was registered as an MSME (micro, small or medium enterprise) unit.”
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“Ismat Ara had lodged a complaint. A section believes that all politicians are corrupt. There is nothing illegal about the factory.”
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Commission official
Judicial commission official who visited the factories
“We have carried out the search but cannot divulge the details of the case.”
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Sources
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