Former Waqf Board CEO accused of diverting funds to personal account

BENGALURU: A case has been registered against former CEO of the Karnataka Waqf Board, Zulfiqarulla, at the High Grounds police station alleging that he had transferred Rs 4 crore from the Waqf Board account to his personal account with Vijaya Bank at Chintamani in 2016.

The complaint was filed by the current Chief Accountant of the Waqf Board, Meer Ahmed, on June 12, 2024. The case has been registered under the sections of criminal breach of trust and cheating.

According to the complaint, the transaction was discovered during an audit conducted in 2022. The Waqf Board had decided to take action against Zulfiqarulla and filed a complaint with the police. The investigation is under way and the police are probing the matter further.