Karnataka Wakf Board chairman dead

Bengaluru: Karnataka State Wakf Board chairman Dr Mohammed Yusuf died at a private hospital here on Friday, family sources said. He was 65 and is survived by his wife and two children.

Yusuf was suffering from kidney-related ailments and was undergoing treatment at a private hospital for the past 20 days, they added.

A philanthropist and a businessman, Yusuf was appointed the Wakf Board chairman last year. While in that post, he started a survey of Wakf Board properties to free them from encroachment.