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Muslim groups agree that corruption is a serious issue in waqf boards - its members have been accused several times of colluding with encroachers to sell waqf land.

Authorities say the demolitions were carried out against “illegal encroachers,” but right activists and those evicted question the policy and allege that it has pushed thousands more into homelessness.

In Nuh, police said that they served notices to the alleged encroachers, but several families told the BBC that they didn't get a warning.

They wanted the carnivores there to scare off encroachers and developers.

In recent days, a drive to free government land from people officials describe as “encroachers” has targeted thousands of Muslim villagers.