BHOPAL, Jan. 29 -- In the midst of an ongoing controversy involving the properties controlled by Bhopal's erstwhile ruling clan, the state government has sought a list of all Waqf Board properties in adverse possession, as well as enemy properties in the district, claimed sources on Tuesday.

The sources said that the district administration will prepare the lists in consultation with the revenue department. Notably, hundreds of crores worth of Waqf property are in adverse possession.

The lists are expected to be circulated to all government departments in an attempt to stop encroachers from seeking bank loans or illegally transferring the properties to other people.

Those in the know say that several Waqf properties mentioned in Gazette ...